Los Angeles Sentinel back issues from February 2005:
Mayoral Race Heats Up
Feb 02, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 02-02-2005 REPORTING TO THE COMMUNITY The editorial board met with each candidate separately for about one hour in order to assess his position on issues of importance to the readership of the Sentinel, in general, and the African American community, in ...
Councilman Antonio Villaraigosa
Feb 02, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 02-02-2005 Councilman Antonio Villaraigosa presented an opening statement thanking the Sentinel for the opportunity to bring his message to the readership. He said that he is running for Mayor because he believes in this city and there are no other ...
State Senator Richard Alarcon
Feb 02, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 02-02-2005 Sen. Richard Alarcon opened by stating that it was a pleasure to be there and went on to state, "I think one of the misnomers about my history is that I am a classic Latino candidate." He then went on to say that his district is very ...
Lillian Mobley Leaves King/Drew Board
Feb 02, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 02-02-2005 After years of serving on its board of trustees, Lillian Mobley, a stalwart advocate for King/Drew since its inception was unanimously removed as a voting member two weeks ago in a "continuing effort to renovate the Drew Board." It was ...
New Frontier Democratic Club Endorses Hahn
Feb 02, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 02-02-2005 Despite an often less than amiable relationship between incumbent James Hahn and Los Angeles' Black population, The New Frontier Democratic Club (NFDC) - an influential political group of mostly African Americans - voted at the Department of ...
We Must Vote for Our Community's Collective Self-Interest
Feb 02, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 02-02-2005 It's an old political tactic--rushing people to become voting members of endorsing organizations to benefit a particular candidate. Sources tell us that this is what happened at last week's New Frontier Democratic Club's (NFDC) ...
URBAN PERSPECTIVE; American History and Freedom; A Black Perspective
Feb 02, 2005; ... Aubry, Larry Los Angeles Sentinel 02-02-2005 Crucial to the former slaves' definition of freedom was economic autonomy. Freedom meant placing them where they could reap the fruit of their own labor, and economic freedom could only be attained through ownership of land. It ...
VERONICA'S VIEW; If You Don't Know, You Better Ask Deanna!
Feb 02, 2005; ... Hendrix, Veronica Los Angeles Sentinel 02-02-2005 Move over Dear Abby ... there's a kid on the block. Her name is Deanna Michaux. In nearly 300 newspapers and magazines across the United States and London--including the Los Angeles Sentinel--questions about real ...
BETWEEN THE LINES; 50 Solutions to 'The Black Dilemma'
Feb 02, 2005; ... Samad, A. Asadullah Los Angeles Sentinel 02-02-2005 Conclusion in a Five Part Series In our final set of solutions to the "Black Dilemma," we have to end as we started, asking the question: How did Blacks come to such state of affairs? "The white Man" did it--while ...
THE BRIDGE; Comfortable Backgrounds
Feb 02, 2005; ... James, Darryl Los Angeles Sentinel 02-02-2005 It is part of the American way to blame the poor and the oppressed for their condition. Even America's favorite father, Bill Cosby, blamed the "lower economic people," for not living up to the burden of the civil rights ...
Ivie Leaves T.H.E. Clinic After 16 Years; Will Continue Her Mission to Save King/Drew
Feb 02, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 02-02-2005 Sylvia Drew Ivie, executive director of T.H.E. Clinic, Inc., has announced her resignation, effective Feb 1. She has just completed her 16th year as head of the only such clinic serving South West Los Angeles. Ivie describe her decision ...
Norman B. Houston, Golden State Mutual Business ICON, Banker, Financier Dies
Feb 02, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 02-02-2005 Norman Benjamin Houston was born Feb. 10, 1923 in Los Angeles, Calif. to Norman O. Houston and Doris T. Young. He was the second of three children, Betty and Ivan J. Houston. His father Norman O. was very established in the Black community ...
Actor, Lamont Bentley Dies in Car Accident
Feb 02, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 02-02-2005 Lamont Bentley, a 31-year-old actor, known for his role as Hakeem Campbell on the TV sitcom "Moesha" died recently in a tragic car accident. Driving at a high speed, witnesses reported that Bentley ran a stop sign, drove through a ...
Pioneering Black Actress, Singer, Dies at 102; Etta Motten Barnett "played dignified role in pictures"
Feb 02, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 02-02-2005 Etta Moten Barnett, a singer and actress who played romantic, sexy figures in movies at a time when most other black actresses were relegated to roles as nannies or maids, has died. She was 102.Barnett, who also was a Broadway star, died of ...
SCLC King Legacy Dinner Speech given by Congresswoman Maxine Waters; A Powerful Message of Hope and Renewal. A Call to This Community to Continue the Fight to Honor Our Commitment to Dr. Martin ...
Feb 02, 2005; ... Waters, Maxine Los Angeles Sentinel 02-02-2005 Good evening. To Jim Franklin, interim executive director, Rev. James Lawson, president of the board of directors of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Los Angeles, to tonight's privileged awardees, to other ...
Lady Colts Kicking Heels to Win One for Coach
Feb 02, 2005; ... Miller, Kenneth Los Angeles Sentinel 02-02-2005 The young ladies carried a tray of Subway sandwiches while their coach hauled in the ice and punch. They all chuckled and laughed as they prepared for their pre-game meal before another Marine League basketball game under the ...
McNabb is Money Green for Philly; He becomes the third Black QB to make it to Super Bowl
Feb 02, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 02-02-2005 PHILADELPHIA- Donovan McNabb felt the weight of the City of Brotherly Love slide right off his broad back and down his sleek right passing arm Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field. A three-time NFC Championship Game loser, McNabb finally put ...
Big West Basketball; Coach Braswell Leading Northridge in Title Hunt
Feb 02, 2005; ... Price, H. Vincent Los Angeles Sentinel 02-02-2005 Before the season, Coach Bobby Braswell spoke of the importance of his experienced Cal State Northridge basketball team being prepared and focused to play the entire season. The Matadors (9-8, 7-2 in the Big West ...
Lynwood Star Ready for Dominguez
Feb 02, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 02-02-2005 Lynwood High School basketball star Jerry Davon-Jefferson is expected to be back on the basketball court in time for the Knights San Gabriel Valley League game against rival Dominguez, Feb. 2. Jefferson was involved in a heated argument ...
Bowling Icon Blocker Honored
Feb 02, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 02-02-2005 The California Women's Bowling Association, Inc. (CWBA) presented the "Distinguished Service Award" recently to former longtime Sentinel bowling columnist Juanita Blocker. Blocker has been a member of the Los Angeles Women's Bowling ...
Dodgers Hire Downing
Feb 02, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 02-02-2005 The Los Angeles Dodgers completed the team's broadcast booth with the hiring of veteran baseball analysts and former professional players Al Downing and Steve Lyons, it was announced recently. "Al Downing and Steve Lyons possess that ...
They Call Guillory Basketball 'Mayor'
Feb 02, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 02-02-2005 Former Compton Centennial High School basketball player Rodney Guillory is considered the "Mayor" of prep basketball in Southern California because of the success he's had promoting tournaments. During the past six years Guillory has been ...
Entertainment BRIEFS
Feb 02, 2005; ... Williamson, Kathy Los Angeles Sentinel 02-02-2005 Dennis Rodman says he'll auction himself on eBay with all proceeds going to aid tsunami victims in South Asia. Fans of "The Worm" can bid on a chance to hang out with the basketball star for one night in Las Vegas. "I am ...
Dance Pioneer Honored; R'Wanda Lewis
Feb 02, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 02-02-2005 Former dancers of R'Wanda Lewis are proud to present two celebratory events in honor of dance pioneer. R'Wanda Lewis, now age 72. Kicking off the two part series is a fundraising reception on Sunday, Feb. 13 at 2 p.m., hosted by the Lula ...
Will Smith Stars in 'Hitch'
Feb 02, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 02-02-2005 In Columbia Pictures' sophisticated romantic comedy Hitch, Alex "Hitch" Hitchens (Will Smith) is a legendary - and deliberately anonymous - New York City "date doctor" who, for a fee, has helped countless men woo the women of their ...
Oscars Get More Color
Feb 02, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 02-02-2005 Among the nominations for Oscars this season are: "Ray" for best picture; Don Cheadle ("Hotel Rwanda") and Jamie Foxx ("Ray") for best actor; Foxx ("Collateral") for best supporting actor (only the 10th time an actor has been nominated in ...
The NAACP Image Awards are Coming
Feb 02, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 02-02-2005 The 36th NAACP Image Awards Nominations were announced Jan. 19 during a press conference at the Universal Hilton. Vivica A. Fox, Hill Harper, Rachel True, Essence Atkins and Ananda Lewis joined NAACP interim president Dennis Hayes, ...
Nat. Sor. of Phi Delta Kappa Holds Scholarship Breakfast
Feb 02, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 02-02-2005 The National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc., Beta Theta Chapter recently presented its Teach-A-Rama Scholarship Breakfast and Wellness Screening at Nat.'s Airport Ballroom, 12101 South Crenshaw Boulevard, Hawthorne, Calif. Guests were ...
The New You and a Written Plan of Action for the New Year
Feb 02, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 02-02-2005 Every January the whole world makes a big deal about New Year's resolutions. If we wait until the New Year to start thinking about how we want to be different from the current year, then we put ourselves at a distinct disadvantage. One ...
Sandra J. Manley Serves as General Chair for OASC
Feb 02, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 02-02-2005 Ms. Sandra J. Evers-Manley, president, Northrop Grumman Foundation and founder/president of the non-profit Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center, has agreed to serve as general chair for the Our Authors Study Club's 60th Anniversary ...
Students Put the Spirit of Public Service to Work
Feb 02, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 02-02-2005 "How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." This quote by Anne Frank represents our innate willingness to serve the community and to make it stronger. According to a recent Gallup survey, ...
WHITE, CALLOWAY; Ministers, Spouses Elect New Leaders
Feb 02, 2005; ... Murray, Virgie W. Los Angeles Sentinel 02-02-2005 The Southern California Conference of the Fifth Episcopal District of the AME Church, recently elected new leaders of its Ministerial Alliance and the Clergy Family Alliance. The Rev. Leslie R. White was elected to head the ...
UNITY AWARDS; CDC to Honor Cannon, Citibank
Feb 02, 2005; ... Murray, Virgie W. Los Angeles Sentinel 02-02-2005 The Community Development Corp. (CDC) at the West Angeles Church of God in Christ, is sponsoring its 11th Annual Unity Awards Banquet on Thursday, Feb. 3. The black tie event will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Beverly ...
African American Baptists are Gathering in Nashville, Tenn.
Feb 02, 2005; ... Murray, Virgie W. Los Angeles Sentinel 02-02-2005 Four African American Baptist organizations have gathered in Nashville, Tenn., for a historic joint meeting. The meeting, Jan. 24-28, is being held at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center. The National ...
'SISTERS IN SPIRIT'; Tour to Kick-Off on Feb. 1
Feb 02, 2005; ... Murray, Virgie W. Los Angeles Sentinel 02-02-2005 "Sisters in the Spirit" musical tour will kick-off on Tuesday, Feb. 1, in Columbus, Ohio. In launching this tour in celebration of Black History Month, gospel superstars will honor the unique spiritual bond of women in all ...
Councilman Bernard Parks
Feb 09, 2005; ... Simmonds, Yussuf J. Los Angeles Sentinel 02-09-2005 Councilman Bernard Parks graciously thanked the Los Angeles Sentinel for its invitation allowing him to present his message to its readership and especially to the African American community. He then accepted ...
Former Assembly Speaker Robert "Bob" Hertzberg
Feb 09, 2005; ... Simmonds, Yussuf J. Los Angeles Sentinel 02-09-2005 Former Assembly Speaker Robert "Bob" Hertzberg arrived for the interview in a very jovial and upbeat manner and he displayed a robust sense of humor. He thanked the Editorial Board for inviting him and asked, "What do ...
Elected Officials Respond to Local Arsenal
Feb 09, 2005; ... Bihm, Jennifer Los Angeles Sentinel 02-09-2005 Congresswoman Diane Watson recently announced that she will begin a crusade to shut down Botach Tactical- an arms and ammunition dealer in Leimert Park- which she says is an illegal operation and a public nuisance. Watson's ...
Tomjanovich Possible Resignation
Feb 09, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 02-09-2005 Speculation surrounds the possible resignation of Los Angeles Lakers coach Rudy Tomjanovich due to health reasons. "He's considering several options and resigning is one of them. That decision has not been made," Laker spokesman John Black ...
Supreme Court Overturns Mortgage Regulation; Homeowners Again Risk Predatory Lenders; Assemblyman Mark Ridley-Thomas Takes Up Fight
Feb 09, 2005; ... Williamson, Kathy Los Angeles Sentinel 02-09-2005 The state Supreme Court negated Los Angeles' regulations on mortgage-lending operations that offer higher-interest loans to homebuyers with bad credit, sometimes referred to as predatory lending. The Monday ruling ...
New Stamp Honors Singer Marian Anderson; City of Gardena to Celebrate
Feb 09, 2005; ... Oliver, Lela Ward Los Angeles Sentinel 02-09-2005 The spirit of Marian Anderson returned to DAR Constitution Hall for one more triumph on Thursday. Famed for her contralto voice, Anderson was honored on a U.S. postage stamp with first-day-of-issue ceremonies at ...
Congresswoman Millender-McDonald Appointed Ranking Member of Committee on House Administration
Feb 09, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 02-09-2005 WASHINGTON, DC--The House Democratic leadership announced on Jan. 19, that Congresswoman Juanita Millender-McDonald has been appointed to be Ranking Member of the powerful Committee on House Administration. She will be the first African ...
Mother of Murdered Inmate Files Suit
Feb 09, 2005; ... Bihm, Jennifer Los Angeles Sentinel 02-09-2005 Christy Hicks, whose son was brutally murdered in Los Angeles County Men's Central Jail last year, filed a complaint in federal court three weeks ago, seeking from both Los Angeles County and Sheriff Lee Baca a total of $350,000 ...
CDC Announces New Cuts to Section 8 Housing
Feb 09, 2005; ... Oliver, Lela Ward Los Angeles Sentinel 02-09-2005 Los Angeles County's Community Development Commission has announced that it is planning a series of owner and tenant workshops to discuss the recently approved changes to the Section 8 housing assistance program. The ...
Energy Customers May See Refund from Multi-Million Dollar Settlement
Feb 09, 2005; ... Bihm, Jennifer Los Angeles Sentinel 02-09-2005 The state of California has entered into a settlement agreement with now bankrupt energy producer Mirant Corp., three weeks ago, resolving all 2000-01 energy crisis disputes between the two entities. According to the attorney ...
3rd Annual Inglewood Business Expo; Attended by Dignitaries, Small Businesses and Community Members Alike
Feb 09, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 02-09-2005 The 3rd Annual Inglewood Business Expo, took place on Saturday, January 22, at the Hollywood Park Entertainment and Conference Center, 3883 West Century Blvd., Inglewood, CA. Some conference participants arose as early as 5 a.m., ...
'KING TUT IS BACK AND HE IS BLACK'
Feb 09, 2005; ... Clegg, Legrand H., II Los Angeles Sentinel 02-09-2005 Over a quarter of a century ago, millions of people from New York to Los Angeles stood in long lines for hours to view one of the world's most popular exhibits. Called "The Treasures of Tutankamun," this display ...
Now is the Time for a Health Authority in Los Angeles County
Feb 09, 2005; ... Ridley-Thomas, Mark Los Angeles Sentinel 02-09-2005 It's time for a new system of accountability for health care in Los Angeles County. This is an urgent matter. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors was never meant to run a chain of public hospitals. Chartered in ...
Iraq; End the Occupation
Feb 09, 2005; ... Jackson, Jesse L., Sr. Los Angeles Sentinel 02-09-2005 The elections in Iraq have been a remarkable step forward. Even the most skeptical should be deeply moved by the courage of millions of Iraqis who made their way, despite threats and chaos, to cast their vote ....
URBAN PERSPECTIVE; The Definitive Case for African American History
Feb 09, 2005; ... Aubry, Larry Los Angeles Sentinel 02-09-2005 First of two parts The works of pre-eminent historian on Africa, Dr. John Henrik Clarke, accentuate the continuing need for African history. His paper, "Why African History?" (excerpts follow), couples an extraordinary command ...
VERONICA'S VIEW; Turning Your Fat Chance Into a Slim One
Feb 09, 2005; ... Hendrix, Veronica Los Angeles Sentinel 02-09-2005 Is there a chance that you might be overweight or obese at some point in your life? Yes. There's actually a very fat chance. Chances are that right now you are among the 129.6 million Americans that are either ...
BETWEEN THE LINES; Gun Dealers in Leimert Park; Community 'Watchdogs' Stone-Cold 'Asleep at the Switch'
Feb 09, 2005; ... Samad, A. Asadullah Los Angeles Sentinel 02-09-2005 The discovery that what local residents thought was a local "pawn shop" has been operating as a government contracted gun dealer in the Southwest Los Angeles community of Leimert Park, raises some significant questions, ...
THE BRIDGE; Black History in Film
Feb 09, 2005; ... James, Darryl Los Angeles Sentinel 02-09-2005 It's Black History Month all over the nation, so I thought it appropriate to provide a Black History lesson. In the movie Hollywood Shuffle, film maker Robert Townsend attempted to deal with Blacks who play demeaning roles in ...
Violette's Corner; TV -- Be Aware
Feb 09, 2005; ... Peters, Violette Los Angeles Sentinel 02-09-2005 I hate to admit this, but for the past several weeks I've been hooked on reruns of the reality show where six people compete for $50,000 by performing some of the most humiliating and awful stunts imaginable. I sit in ...
Erase the Waste This Year
Feb 09, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 02-09-2005 Far too often people carelessly throw litter, fast food wrappers, cigarette butts and pet waste on the ground. In fact, recent research estimates that every month L.A. County residents drop almost one million cigarette butts in streets, parks ...
Tom Bradley; Los Angeles' Pioneer Coalition-Builder
Feb 09, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 02-09-2005 With Los Angeles Mayor's primary election fast approaching memories of Tom Bradley, the first African American elected mayor to serve the nation's second largest city come to mind. This quiet-spoken son of a Texas sharecropper brought this ...
Sankofa; Revisiting Malcolm X Speech 'The Ballot or the Bullet'
Feb 09, 2005; ... Shaw, Deborah J. Los Angeles Sentinel 02-09-2005 Stolen! From captivity, shackled and bound in the bowels of slave ships such as the Amistad and the Henrietta Marie and brought to a foreign country. No vote. Endured inhuman atrocities-bought, sold, raped, beaten and ...
Bill Fletcher and Student Activism
Feb 09, 2005; ... Martin, Alexis Los Angeles Sentinel 02-09-2005 "We have to be sufficiently organized and vocal," -- Bill Fletcher, President, Transafrica Forum The Sentinel met with Transafrica Forum's Bill Fletcher as he headed to the final day of the second annual Student Network ...
Pauline Maria Smith, a Life Well Lived
Feb 09, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 02-09-2005 Pauline Marie Smith Jones was born from the love union of Angelina Moss (1898-1995) and Willis Smith (1896-1987) on Dec. 1, 1916 in Bryan (near College Station), Texas. After graduating from high school, she moved to Los Angeles in 1934 ....
Keyboardist Robbie Lee Williams, Mother of Billy Preston Dies at 87
Feb 09, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 02-09-2005 Private funeral services were held Wednesday in Los Angeles for Robbie Lee Williams, mother of musician Billy Preston and an accomplished keyboardist in her own right. Williams died in her Los Angeles home on Jan. 27. She was 87. Preston, ...
Boce W. Barlow Jr.
Feb 09, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 02-09-2005 HARTFORD, Conn. - Boce W. Barlow Jr., who became Connecticut's first Black judge in 1957 and its first Black state senator nine years later, died Monday in Maryland. He was 89. Born in Americus, Ga., in 1915, Barlow and his family soon ...
LEGENDS OF THE PAST; JAMES H. CLEAVER, JR.
Feb 09, 2005; ... Simmonds, Yussuf J. Los Angeles Sentinel 02-09-2005 James Horace Cleaver, Jr. was affectionately and aptly called "Big Jim" because he was actually big in physique, but he spoke with a soft voice. He had a tenderness about him that contrasted with his physical stature and ...
Cyclist Taylor Was An Internationally Known Champion
Feb 09, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 02-09-2005 Major Taylor was the first internationally known African American athlete. During the turn of the last century, track cycling was one of the most popular sports in America. Crowds would pack into velodromes to cheer on their heroes as they ...
Model Citizen; Boykin is something special on and off court
Feb 09, 2005; ... Miller, Kenneth Los Angeles Sentinel 02-09-2005 It was a hot summer day and Fairfax High School boys basketball team was scheduled to play in the championship game of the Watts Summer Games in July, and Jamal Boykin arrives with his mother. He got out of the car dressed ...
Patriots vs Eagles; Big Game Question Hinges on Owens Ability to Play
Feb 09, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 02-09-2005 Terrell Owens didn't need pompoms to lead cheers. The Philadelphia Eagles 'All-Pro wide receiver, out with a severe ankle injury, was back on the sideline, flapping his arms, waving a towel and encouraging the crowd to make more ...