Los Angeles Sentinel back issues from May 1997:
Bryant Gang Brothers to Federal Pen: 74-Year-Old Mom Gets Home
May 07, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-07-1997 Bryant Gang Brothers to Federal Pen: 74-Year-Old Mom Gets Home Detention A leader of the notorious Bryant crime family and his ex-deputy sheriff brother were sentenced to prison Monday while their mother was given a year of home detention for ...
In County: Hate Crimes Against Blacks Up 50 Percent
May 07, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-07-1997 IN COUNTY: Hate Crimes Against Blacks Up 50 Percent The number of reported hate crimes in Los Angeles County jumped 25.5 percent last year over 1995, with dramatic increases reported in crimes against blacks and gays, figures ...
'Welfare Queen,' Busted Again
May 07, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-07-1997 `Welfare Queen,' Busted Again A woman dubbed the "Welfare Queen" has been arraigned on charges of creating phony tax returns to receive $89,000 in refunds. Dorothy Mae Woods, 55, of Pasadena and her son, Leonard Bernard Palmer, 37, of ...
Fund-raiser for Hero Planned
May 07, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-07-1997 Fund-raiser for Hero Planned A brunch is planned from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 26 to help the Carter family cover the cost of shipping the body of their father, Los Angeles resident and posthumous Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Staff Sgt ....
Chavis Raps Efforts to Defrock Him
May 07, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-07-1997 Chavis Raps Efforts to Defrock Him Former NAACP leader Benjamin Chavis criticized a recommendation to defrock him as a Protestant minister for joining the Nation of Islam. "The God who called me to the Christian ministry is the same God ...
School Superintendent Wants Special Intervention Teams
May 07, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-07-1997 School Superintendent Wants Special Intervention Teams The retiring superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District says he wants to form special intervention teams and send them into the city's struggling campuses. The ...
Widow of Slain Cop Shows Up at Forum
May 07, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-07-1997 Widow of Slain Cop Shows Up at Forum The widow of a murdered police officer showed up at a forum on the death penalty appeal of radio journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal, disputing the claims of those who would set the former Black Panther ...
Airport Homes to Be Soundproofed
May 07, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-07-1997 Airport Homes to Be Soundproofed Nearly 9,000 homes near Los Angeles International Airport are eligible for sound insulation under a new city program, officials said. Over the next five to seven years, the residences and some businesses ...
Residents Along Vermont Avenue Recall Riot
May 07, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-07-1997 Residents Along Vermont Avenue Recall Riot From the black and Hispanic neighborhoods of South Central, north through Koreatown to Hollywood, the skyline along Vermont Avenue resembles a gap-toothed smile. Block after block, rows of ...
'Things Improving,' -- Ridley-Thomas
May 07, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-07-1997 `Things Improving,' --Ridley-Thomas Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas says there are new jobs in the inner city, and homes and retail outlets have replaced liquor stores since the 1992 riot scared his South Los Angeles district. "Over the ...
Life Has Become Drastically Different for Riot Figures
May 07, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-07-1997 Life Has Become Drastically Different for Riot Figures Few lives in this city were untouched by the 1992 riots. But some were nearly destroyed. They were the critically injured--the ones who lost jobs, their privacy and their dignity ....
'Always Say What You Mean And Mean What You Say'
May 07, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-07-1997 `Always Say What You Mean And Mean What You Say' Poor Fuzzy Zoeller. All those stuffy folks listening and watching him carefully position his foot and place it directly in his mouth didn't get the joke. Standing in the shadow of ...
County Jails Offering Settlements
May 07, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-07-1997 County Jails Offering Settlements County jail inmates who are held too long are being offered money settlements in an effort to avoid more costly payoffs that could result from lawsuits. The Sheriff's Department hopes to save taxpayers' ...
Shakur's Mom Sues Death Row For $17 Mil, Missing Recordings
May 07, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-07-1997 Shakur's Mom Sues Death Row For $17 Mil, Missing Recordings The mother of slain rapper Tupac Shakur is suing Death Row Records for $17 million, claiming the hiphop label failed to pay royalties and cheated Shakur out of millions of ...
Cops May Have Witnessed Notorious B.I.G. Shooting
May 07, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-07-1997 Cops May Have Witnessed Notorious B.I.G. Shooting At least one police officer and possibly as many as six acted as security guards for The Notorious B.I.G. and may have witnessed his slaying. However, according to reports, none came ...
The Fight Continues
May 07, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-07-1997 The Fight Continues It's no secret that affirmative action has been subjected to relentless attack from forces who feel that the American playing field is level and that no adjustments are needed. Those forces got a boost last year when ...
Urban Perspective: An Elusive Quest for Parental Involvement
May 07, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-07-1997 URBAN PERSPECTIVE: An Elusive Quest for Parental Involvement The federal mandate for parental involvement is found in Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Act (ESEA). Title I's focus is on helping educationally disadvantaged students meet ...
My Thoughts: An Open Letter
May 07, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-07-1997 MY THOUGHTS: An Open Letter Mr. Larry Elder KABC-AM P. O. BOX 790 Los Angeles, Calif 90016 Dear Mr. Elder: Greetings. I am a listener and have been for over a year now. I find your show interesting and ...
Kleaver's Klippins: 'Innocent' Things People 'Happen' to Say
May 07, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-07-1997 KLEAVER'S KLIPPINS: `Innocent' Things People `Happen' to Say The recent statement by veteran golfer Fuzzy Zoeller regarding Masters Champion Tiger Woods, brings a number of things to mind. Almost immediately after Zoeller's comment about not ...
Between the Lines: Dole-Gingrich; Real 'Contract With America'
May 07, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-07-1997 BETWEEN THE LINES: Dole-Gingrich; Real `Contract With America' A couple weeks ago, we all witnessed to what extent political cronyism is willing to go to maintain power. Bob Dole's loan to House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich ...
A Young 73: Celes King's Civil Rights Activities Continue On the
May 07, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-07-1997 A YOUNG 73: Celes King's Civil Rights Activities Continue On the Upswing In 1979, as city editor of the New Pittsburgh Courier, this writer posed a question to the late J. Raymond Jones, the first black leader of New York City's famed Tammany ...
Colin Powell: 'Racism Still Serious Problem in America'
May 07, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-07-1997 COLIN POWELL: `Racism Still Serious Problem in America' Racism remains a serious barrier to equal opportunity in America, retired Gen. Colin Powell said Sunday in urging the continued use of affirmative action to help minorities. Powell, ...
Black History: Exhibit Shows Slave Child Who Mixed With London's
May 07, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-07-1997 BLACK HISTORY: Exhibit Shows Slave Child Who Mixed With London's Great Ignatius Sancho, who was born on a slave ship and matured into a notable figure in the cultural life of London 200 years ago, is back in the limelight. His revival is ...
Black History: 'It Was Total Separation,' Says Curator, Whose Words
May 07, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-07-1997 BLACK HISTORY: `It Was Total Separation,' Says Curator, Whose Words Still Echo "It was total separation." The curator's words echoed in my head, repeating a fact I'd known all my life but never fully understood until this moment. I was ...
Track & Field Returns to Washington High School: Meet Produces a
May 07, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-07-1997 Track & Field Returns to Washington High School: Meet Produces a Best-in-the-Nation Mark in Hurdles Last Friday, Washington Preparatory High School welcomed track and field back to its stadium for the first time in 12 years. The Crenshaw, ...
50 Years Later: An American Hero; The Jackie Robinson Story
May 07, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-07-1997 50 Years Later: An American Hero; The Jackie Robinson Story Synopsis of Part I: Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born on Jan. 31, 1919 in Cairo, Ga. In 1920 his mother, Mallie, moved Jack and his older sister and brothers, Willa Mae, Edgar, Frank ...
Boxing: Big George Moves Back into Title Picture
May 07, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-07-1997 BOXING: Big George Moves Back into Title Picture Big George Foreman is still a big favorite among boxing fans, but many still wonder why the 48-year-old, two-time heavyweight champion continues to pursue a boxing career. This could be the ...
The Great American Experience of 'Ragtime' Comes To LA
May 07, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-07-1997 The Great American Experience of `Ragtime' Comes To LA The Los Angeles company of "Ragtime" began rehearsal, April 7 in preparation for the start of preview performances on Thursday, May 29 at the Shubert Theatre in Century ...
Jennifer Lang, Not Just Another Pretty Voice
May 07, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-07-1997 Jennifer Lang, Not Just Another Pretty Voice Just when we thought R&B was dead and stinkin', we find that in small pockets of the U.S. of A. it's alive and kickin'. Showing and proving this is Jennifer Lang, a songstress with sultry lyrics ...
Charles Wright, Revisited and Resurrected
May 07, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-07-1997 Charles Wright, Revisited and Resurrected Charles Wright has never had a problem "expressing himself." Although younger readers may not actually know who he is, they have heard his music because of the sampling phenomenon that is now par for ...
Scholarship Provides Vocational Students With Tools of the Trade
May 07, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-07-1997 Scholarship Provides Vocational Students With Tools of the Trade At an April 24 awards ceremony held at Los Angeles Trade-Tech. College, 26 vocational students from 17 different fields, ranging from commercial art to fashion design, were ...
Country Harvest Buffet Puts Homestyle Cooking Back in the Home
May 07, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-07-1997 Country Harvest Buffet Puts Homestyle Cooking Back in the Home With a return to "family values" a new home-style restaurant chain, Country Harvest Buffet Restaurants, Inc., is serving up wholesome meals around which families can gather. And ...
L.A. Black Business Expo: Ninth Straight Hit Show
May 07, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-07-1997 L.A. Black Business Expo: Ninth Straight Hit Show As preparations were being made for the Ninth Annual Los Angeles Black Business Expo and Trade Show, Expo Executive Director Harold Hambrick said that one of the best kept secrets in Los Angeles ...
At the Black Business Expo: Earl Graves, Black Enterprise Publisher
May 07, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-07-1997 AT THE BLACK BUSINESS EXPO: Earl Graves, Black Enterprise Publisher Talks About New Book Earl G. Graves took a water glass and gently pushed it toward a visitor. "It's half-filled," said the founder and publisher of Black Enterprise ...
Tax Amnesty Program for Home-Based Businesses Offered in L.A.
May 07, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-07-1997 Tax Amnesty Program for Home-Based Businesses Offered in L.A. Mayor Richard Riordan and City Councilmember Laura Chick are encouraging home-based business owners to take advantage of a tax amnesty program that will be available until June 5 ....
Eddie Murphy: 'I'm Embarrassed'
May 14, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-14-1997 Eddie Murphy: `I'm Embarrassed' Eddie Murphy told reporters this week he was stunned by the furor that surrounded the arrest of a transvestite prostitute he picked up in West Hollywood in the early morning on May 2. Earlier, the actor's ...
Funeral Home Owner Gets Life Probation: Sold body parts, gold teeth
May 14, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-14-1997 Funeral Home Owner Gets Life Probation: SOLD BODY PARTS, GOLD TEETH The macabre Lamb Funeral Home case that has haunted Pasadena Superior Courts for the past 10 years ended quietly last week when the chief defendant, David Wayne Sconce, ...
Pharmacy Worker Busted by City Attorney
May 14, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-14-1997 Pharmacy Worker Busted by City Attorney Criminal charges have been filed against a Culver City woman accused of illegally dispensing dangerous drugs and a South Los Angeles pharmacy of permitting her to engage in the activity. Charged in ...
Sammy Davis' Widow, IRS Settle
May 14, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-14-1997 Sammy Davis' Widow, IRS Settle Nearly seven years after his death, Sammy Davis Jr.'s widow has reached a settlement with federal officials over more than $7 million in back taxes, her attorney said. Most of the liability came from a ...
Chris Holden New Mayor of Pasadena
May 14, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-14-1997 Chris Holden New Mayor of Pasadena Chris Holden, the 6-foot-8 son of Los Angeles City Councilman Nate Holden, was sworn in Monday as the 53rd mayor of Pasadena. Holden, a former Pasadena city councilman, replaced Bill Paparian as mayor ...
Kids, Cops Spend Day Racing Up and Down City Streets
May 14, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-14-1997 Kids, Cops Spend Day Racing Up and Down City Streets About 50 kids spent the day racing up and down the street in South Central Los Angeles. This time, the cops were cheering them on instead of chasing after them. On the sometimes bleak ...
Inglewood Bond Rating Drops
May 14, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-14-1997 Inglewood Bond Rating Drops Standard & Poor's last week lowered its rating on $31.66 million of 1991 Inglewood Certificates Of Participation, citing poor fiscal results, Proposition 218 and the chance the city could lose its pro sports ...
3 Bank Robbery Suspects Held
May 14, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-14-1997 3 Bank Robbery Suspects Held Three men described by authorities as serial bandits have been ordered held without bail and are charged with robbing a Wells Fargo Bank in Buena Park of $13,525. Steven Lloyd Lee, 29, Milton Lavender, 21, ...
Judge Rejects Jackson Lawsuit
May 14, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-14-1997 Judge Rejects Jackson Lawsuit A Los Angeles Superior Court judge agreed Monday to throw out most of a lawsuit filed by Michael Jackson against several parties involved in a media report about the pop star. Jackson filed the $100 million ...
Daytime Curfew for Children Challenged by Parents in Suit
May 14, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-14-1997 Daytime Curfew for Children Challenged by Parents in Suit A lawsuit filed on behalf of school-age children and their parents is challenging a tough daytime curfew in suburban Monrovia that won President Clinton's praise last year. The ...
Jury Finds Accused Sane
May 14, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-14-1997 Jury Finds Accused Sane A man convicted of killing his grandmother, his cousin's pregnant girlfriend and her 2-year-old daughter has been found sane by a jury today, the District Attorney's office announced. Leon Perry Haney III, 22 had ...
City Nuisance Program Joins Forces With Lending Agencies
May 14, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-14-1997 City Nuisance Program Joins Forces With Lending Agencies Calling it a "classic example of how city authorities can work with a responsible lending institution to end the blight a problem building can cause in a neighborhood," City Attorney Jim ...
Black Dinosaurs?
May 14, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-14-1997 Black Dinosaurs? In spite of denial by some, there are very few African Americans who can't trace their roots back to a farm. Now, current actions by the U.S. Department of Agriculture threaten to put African American farmers in the same ...
Urban Perspective: Policy Changes Needed for Underachieving Black
May 14, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-14-1997 URBAN PERSPECTIVE: Policy Changes Needed for Underachieving Black Children The often uninformed and misguided debate around "Ebonics" was a national focal point last winter. The discussion should be extended, however, the statement of Caroline ...
Kleaver's Klippins: Is It True Only Women Cry at Weddings?
May 14, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-14-1997 KLEAVER'S KLIPPINS: Is it True Only Women Cry at Weddings? A couple of weeks ago, a wedding took place in Pasadena. Staci Pinkney became Mrs. Thomas Andrews or Staci Pinkney-Andrews or whatever is deemed appropriate or politically ...
Between the Lines: Tiger Woods' Burden is Just Beginning
May 14, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-14-1997 BETWEEN THE LINES: Tiger Woods' Burden is Just Beginning Like Jackie Robinson before him, Tiger Woods has only begun to bear his burden. Fuzzy Zoeller's recent statements referring to Masters Champion Tiger Woods (make 'em say it 100 times) as ...
UCLA Hosts Jackie Robinson 50th Anniversary Celebration
May 14, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-14-1997 UCLA Hosts Jackie Robinson 50th Anniversary Celebration UCLA and the Los Angeles Dodgers will host a special tribute to baseball great Jackie Robinson to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the late Hall of Famer's entry into Major League ...
King/Drew Health Alert: Cases of Asthma Rise Among African Americans
May 14, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-14-1997 KING/DREW HEALTH ALERT: Cases of Asthma Rise Among African Americans Studies over the past two decades have revealed alarming facts about asthma in the African American community. More than 15 million Americans suffer from asthma. People ...
More HIV-Positive Women Are Deciding to Have Babies
May 14, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-14-1997 More HIV-Positive Women Are Deciding to Have Babies No one knows if Marisa Tila Iglesias will be born with the AIDS virus. More than three years ago, the baby--whose HIV-positive mother is due to give birth to her in June--would have had ...
Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan: Who Are the Real Successes Behind These
May 14, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-14-1997 TIGER WOODS, MICHAEL JORDAN: Who Are the Real Successes Behind These Superstars? Just as we are still trying to "be like Mike," along comes the Tiger. The world stands in awe as two amazing men continue to accomplish the seemingly impossible ....
Rebuild LA's Work Gets Praise; But 'More Must Be Done to Help'
May 14, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-14-1997 Rebuild LA's Work Gets Praise; But `More Must Be Done to Help' As the five-year run of Rebuild LA comes to a close, members of the economic revitalization group praised its work while realizing more has to be done to help the city's neglected ...
LAPD Chief Willie Williams Says He Will Not Seek Mayor's Job
May 14, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-14-1997 LAPD Chief Willie Williams Says He Will Not Seek Mayor's Job Los Angeles Police Chief Willie Williams said he would not run for mayor, but added he would remain active in Los Angeles public safety issues in the future. "We'll be talking ...
On Mother's Day: Testaments; Bible Said to Nurture Spiritual Needs of
May 14, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-14-1997 ON MOTHER'S DAY: Testaments; Bible Said to Nurture Spiritual Needs of Mothers On this Mother's Day, preachers across the nation will turn to the 31st chapter of Proverbs and speak glowingly of the perfect woman described there: One who rises ...
High Court Rejects Bid By Motel 6 in Bias Suit
May 14, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-14-1997 High Court Rejects Bid By Motel 6 in Bias Suit A Supreme Court justice refused on Friday to prohibit people who are suing Motel 6 for alleged racial bias from publishing ads seeking others who accuse the motel chain of ...
Black History: Residents Try to Keep Memory of Postmistress Alive
May 14, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-14-1997 BLACK HISTORY: Residents Try to Keep Memory of Postmistress Alive Long before the civil rights movement of the 1960s, before Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., there was Minnie M. Cox. The appointment of this unassuming black ...
Report: Drivers Are Turning Freeways Into Free-For-Alls
May 14, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-14-1997 Report: Drivers Are Turning Freeways Into Free-For-Alls Armed with everything from firearms to Perrier bottles, pepper spray and the occasional egg, America's drivers are taking out their frustrations on each other in startling ...
Pasadena Honors Both Robinsons
May 14, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-14-1997 Pasadena Honors Both Robinsons Long before Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier 50 years ago, he spent his childhood in Pasadena, where he and the rest of the black community faced many other barriers. Now, much is being done ...
50 Years Later: An American Hero; The Jackie Robinson Story
May 14, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-14-1997 50 Years Later: An American Hero; The Jackie Robinson Story Synopsis of Part II: In 1945, Dodger President Branch Rickey decided that time had come for Major League Baseball to include Negro--as black Americans were called at the ...
High School Track: Taft Races Into Championship Contention
May 14, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-14-1997 HIGH SCHOOL TRACK: TAFT RACES Into Championship Contention Last year, the Taft Toreador football team came roaring out of the San Fernando Valley, went undefeated through 13 games to advance to the City 4-A Championship game. In one of the most ...
Dodgers Sharing Jackie Robinson Story with Kids
May 14, 1997 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 05-14-1997 Dodgers Sharing Jackie Robinson Story with Kids The Dodgers are reaching out to children through a variety of channels to present Jackie Robinson's story, in this, the 50th anniversary year of his breaking baseball's color barrier. The programs ...