Los Angeles Sentinel back issues from July 2005:
Notorius B.I.G. Wrongful Death Trial Underway; Family is Seeking Damages From City, LAPD
Jul 06, 2005; ... Bihm, Jennifer Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 A wrongful death trial in the case of slain rapper Christopher Wallace, better known to the public as Notorious B.I.G., began last Tuesday in a downtown Los Angeles court, where a jury will have to decide whether the city along ...
Stanley Miller; One Year Later; LAPD officers involved in the beating were reprimanded. No serious action taken.
Jul 06, 2005; ... Oliver, Lela Ward Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 On June 23, 2004, at 5:17 in the morning, Officers Michael O'Connor and John Hatfield on patrol in a marked black and white unit, observed a white Toyota Camry run a stop sign at Figueroa and Laconia Streets. The officers ran ...
Africa Channel is Building Bridges; New Television Network Gives Africans an Outlet to Share Modern African Life With Americans
Jul 06, 2005; ... Sabathia, Christine G. Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 What better way is there for a people to tell their stories than through their own words? That's exactly what the Africa Channel sets out to do. Founders James Makawa, Jacob Arback and Richard Hammer have created ...
'Not Guilty' Means 'Innocent'
Jul 06, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 In the American legal system, in criminal cases, an accused person is "presumed innocent until proven guilty." This is an inalienable right guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and has not been changed for over 200 years. Yet, whenever ...
Is Your Hard Work Being Rewarded?
Jul 06, 2005; ... Freeman, Tyrone Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 Every day, Black people do America's hard work. What we ask in return is that our work be rewarded with opportunity, fairness, a paycheck that supports a family, affordable health care, and a retirement with dignity. We ...
A Sorry Apology
Jul 06, 2005; ... Jackson, Jesse L., Sr. Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 Last week, the United States Senate passed a resolution apologizing for its historic refusal to enact legislation that would outlaw lynching. The first agenda item of the NAACP when it was founded at the beginning of the ...
URBAN PERSPECTIVE; Operation Nutcracker; Frightening Fact Or Fiction?
Jul 06, 2005; ... Aubry, Larry Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 Word of "Operation Nutcracker-A Neighborhood Stabilization Project" spread quickly throughout South Los Angeles in the last two months. It smacks of a Hitlerian/George W. Bush concoction: law enforcement agencies ...
Terror, Trials and Tribulations in Mississippi: Partial Justice and Ongoing Struggle
Jul 06, 2005; ... Karenga, Maulana Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 The trial and conviction of the Mississippi Klansman, E.R. Killen, for manslaughter in the murder of the three civil rights workers, James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner, hold for us as a people and the country ...
BETWEEN THE LINES; Knowing The Difference Between A Conscious Black, A Negro and A Ni**a; Our Progress Depends On It
Jul 06, 2005; ... Samad, A. Asadullah Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 While there are more examples of Black achievement on an individual basis, there is a decline in wages, jobs and wealth among African Americans in the collective. Yes, more individual Blacks are doing better, but the race ...
Martin Ludlow Bids Farewell to Sentinel Readers on Last Day as Councilmember
Jul 06, 2005; ... Ludlow, Martin Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 This Thursday is my last day as a Los Angeles City Councilmember. On June 20, I was named interim Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor to succeed my close friend, the late Miguel Contreras ....
U.S. Senate Approves $10 for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
Jul 06, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 The U.S. Senate Tuesday, approved an amendment to provide $10 million in federal funding for a planned national memorial in Washington D.C. to the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The amendment by Senators Robert Byrd (D-WV) and Thad ...
KING/DREW UPDATE
Jul 06, 2005; ... Burke, Yvonne B. Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 On June 20, the Women's Health Center of Excellence, which I have been spearheading for years - along with the Department of Health Services' Office of Women's Health and King/Drew Medical Center - opened at King Hospital. The ...
Congresswoman Millender-McDonald Celebrates Anniversary of Title IX; Calls on the President to Withdraw the Administration's New Title IX Rules
Jul 06, 2005; ... Millender-McDonald, Juanita Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 Washington, D.C.-In honor of the 33rd Anniversary of the landmark Title IX legislation, Congresswoman Juanita Millender-McDonald Tuesday, called on the Bush Administration to save Title IX for young female athletes, ...
Congresswoman Watson; Supreme Court Decision on Grokster
Jul 06, 2005; ... Watson, Diane E. Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 WASHINGTON, D.C.-Congresswoman Diane E. Watson (CA-33rd), chair of the Congressional Entertainment Industries Caucus, Monday applauded the Supreme Court's unanimous decision vacating the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals' ruling in ...
Assembly Member Karen Bass Hosts Informational Hearing to Discuss Drug Treatment Rather Than Incarceration; Proposition 36 Funds Are Scheduled To Expire Next Year
Jul 06, 2005; ... Bass, Karen Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 SACRAMENTO-Assemblywoman Karen Bass (D-Los Angeles), hosted an informational hearing Friday, June 24 on Proposition 36, the Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act of 2000 (SACPA). The groundbreaking initiative requires ...
LAUSD Board Member LaMotte Urges Black/Latino Coalition Building
Jul 06, 2005; ... McCrae, Frank Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 In a candid series of suggestions aimed at stemming violence between Black and Latino students, District One representative Marguerite P. LaMotte last week said a master plan must be developed by the Los Angeles Unified ...
Loans Created for Growing Charter Schools
Jul 06, 2005; ... Sabathia, Christine G. Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 The California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) has created a cash-flow loan fund that enables students to get off waiting lists and enroll in some of the state's highest performing charter schools. As the charter ...
Compton Community College Will Lose Accreditation
Jul 06, 2005; ... Sabathia, Christine G. Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 "My focus remains on student services, to keep students first, and to sustain our academic program. We will continue until all appeals are exhausted," stated Interim Superintendent President Rita Cepeda Compton ...
Don H. Barden; Business Trailblazer
Jul 06, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 Don H. Barden, the country's first African American to wholly own a national casino company, received this year's Los Angeles NAACP Trailblazer's Award at their Annual Roy Wilkins Freedom Fund Gala on June 21 at the Omni Hotel in Los ...
DaimlerChrysler's Minority-Owned Suppliers Collaborate Globally
Jul 06, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 AUBURN HILLS, Mich.--Fifteen of Chrysler Group's minority-owned suppliers participated in the South African business opportunity mission in November 2004 in an attempt to pair minority suppliers with Black-owned South African suppliers. The ...
City of Refuge Celebrates a Black and Brown Juneteenth
Jul 06, 2005; ... Oliver, Lela Ward Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 Earlier this month, Juneteenth celebrations took place all over the southland. At one celebration, a brunch was held that would put a unique twist to paying homage to the tradition of freedom and empowerment. The new ...
Mother Honors Son by Volunteering at Local V.A.
Jul 06, 2005; ... McCrae, Frank Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 Her smile shines as bright as sunbeams, her morning greetings are as cheery as the chirping of songbirds and the piping hot coffee she serves at Westwood's Veterans Medical Center brings calm and relaxation to tense and anxious ...
Census; Los Angeles Leads the Nation in Homelessness; Blacks are Largest Segment of the Homeless Population
Jul 06, 2005; ... Oliver, Lela Ward Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 Last Thursday the Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority (LAHSA) was supported by local city and county officials for releasing data that establishes Los Angeles County's homeless population as the highest of any metropolitan ...
First Somaliland Recognition Convention Held in L.A.
Jul 06, 2005; ... Oliver, Lela Ward Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 Last weekend at the LAX Airport Hilton Hotel, thousands gathered for the first Somaliland Recognition Convention. Assemblyman Mervyn Dymally served as the honorary chairperson for the gathering, which attracted over 1,000 ...
French Quarter 'Blackout' by Essence Attendees Urged
Jul 06, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 New Orleans, La.--The New Orleans Local Organizing Committee (NOLOC) announced Monday that there will be an advocacy march held at 4:00 p.m., Saturday, July 2, from the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. The march is being organized by ...
Keep the Faith
Jul 06, 2005; ... Hill, Jim Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 After watching the most dominant player the Lakers have ever had receive his diploma for a master degree in business from the University of Phoenix at the Forum last week, I couldn't imagine the Lakers would try to replace him with a ...
Go Go Gatlin Runs To Daylight; Olympic star wins both 100 and 200
Jul 06, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 Justin Gatlin is unfailingly friendly with a great smile. Now the personable 23-year-old is ready to lead the powerful, young U.S. team at the world track and field championships in Helsinki. "It's the changing of the guard," Gatlin said ...
Black College Hoops Tourney Slams Into Sports Arena; Ward pulls off blockbuster
Jul 06, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 For the first time ever, eight traditional Black colleges will participate in a basketball tournament in Southern California on December 27, 28 and 29 at the Los Angeles Sports Arena, it was announced on Tuesday. Event chairman Dr. Joel ...
NBA Age Limit Will Not Stop Teens From Making the Crossover; Teen phenoms such as Mayo and Walker will still make the jump
Jul 06, 2005; ... Miller, Kenneth Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 If you listen to the pregnant conversations of local and national radio clowns, you would be inclined to think NBA Commissioner David Stern found a cure for cancer. But the fact of the matter is it's much ado about ...
Tyson Became A Stool Pigeon At The Hands Of Finkel; He's the network's best friend and became Tyson's nightmare
Jul 06, 2005; ... Miller, Kenneth Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 When Mike Tyson fought Evander Holyfield in a rematch in 1997, it was supposed to be the branch a new era for Tyson, but instead it turned out to be the beginning of the end for the once most dominant man on the ...
ASCAP Awards Right on Key with Dupri, Lewis and Jam Lyrical Legacy Salute; Dynamic Duo Act May be too Tough to Follow
Jul 06, 2005; ... Miller, Kenneth Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 More than two decades ago when Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis met powerful African American music executive Clarence Avant, they were asked one question. Where do you want to be seven years from now? Jam's response was "Just ...
Everyone Cannot Afford to Go to Egypt
Jul 06, 2005; ... Taylor, Roni Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 I love to travel. It is one of the greatest pleasures that I have in my life. I am proud to say that I have been to Egypt and seen the magnificent splendor of the pyramids, the Sphinx and a myriad of museums, temples and ruins ...
Electrifying Queen Etta James Performs; July 27 at the Hollywood Bowl
Jul 06, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 Electrifying and passionate, Blues Night at the Hollywood Bowl promises an evening of stellar entertainment featuring powerful vocals backed by down 'n' dirty grooves on Wednesday, July 27, with two Grammy award-winning Blues legends. Queen ...
Bump It or Dump It
Jul 06, 2005; ... Brooks, Brandon Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 Bump It JD "Im Gonna Getcha" SoSo Def/Virgin When it comes to making hits no one is better than producer/artist JD. With his new single "I'm Gonna Getcha," he proves that 2005 will be more than a "So So ...
Stage Production 'Medal of Honor Rag' Stars Heavy D in Compelling Drama; Based on a true story, the play portrays veteran rapper/actor as Black winner of Congressional Medal of Honor
Jul 06, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 Veteran rapper/actor Heavy D stars in the compelling stage production of Tom Cole's "Medal of Honor Rag," which opened at the Egyptian Arena Theater in Hollywood on Thursday, June 16. "Medal of Honor Rag" tells the true story of Vietnam ...
Website Challenges Blacks
Jul 06, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 Controversial website says Bill Cosby was right. HotGhettoMess.com bills itself as a call-to-arms of sorts to challenge the African American community to examine how it is living and looking. With over 50 million hits, it is quickly becoming ...
Wattstar Theater Proposed By Director of 'The Honeymooners'; Benefit held to bring movie theatre to Watts Willowbrook Community
Jul 06, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 "Outrageous" was the term used by "The Honeymooners" director John Schultz when told that no theater had existed in the Watts/Willowbrook communities for over 40 years. "That's why when I received an invitation to introduce 'The Honeymooners' ...
Sara Says; Heart to Heart With Sara Soulati; Protein in Moderation
Jul 06, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 The average American consumes over 100 grams of protein a day, more than three times what's needed for optimal health and nutrition. The standard American diet is too high in animal proteins, leading to loss of calcium in the body. This ...
10th District Women Holds Event
Jul 06, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 On the warm Sunday afternoon of June 5, the Tenth District Women held their annual Johnabel Gentry Scholarship Awards Luncheon at the home of member Pamela Moon. This year's theme was "Exploring Unlimited Boundaries for the Future." ...
Zeta Phi Beta Hosts Annual Finer Womanhood Celebration
Jul 06, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 Zeta Phi Beta has successfully dedicated much of their time and diligent work carrying out their international mission of Z-H.O.P.E., Zetas Helping Other People Excel. Every year, the Lambda Pi Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc., ...
Honeywell Awards a Scholarship; Gompers Middle School Teacher Awarded Space Academy Scholarship
Jul 06, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 Honeywell announced recently that it has awarded Patara Yontrarak, a teacher at Gompers Middle School, a scholarship to attend the Honeywell Educators at Space Academy program from June 25 to July 1, at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in ...
Crossroads Njia Panda Gets New Senior Pastor; Reginald Copeland Succeeds Lyd Waters at a United Methodist Congregation in Compton
Jul 06, 2005; ... Murray, Virgie W. Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 The Crossroads Njia Panda United Methodist Church, 2354 N. Wilmington Ave. in Compton, has a new senior pastor. The Rev. Reginald Maurice Copeland has been appointed the new pastor of the congregation. A welcome reception ...
Transfiguration Holds Event; Mass Celebrates Fr. Richard Martini's 25th Ordination Yr.
Jul 06, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 The Transfiguration Catholic Church, 2515 W. Martin Luther King Blvd., presented a Thanksgiving Mass in celebration of Fr. Richard M. Martini's 25th ordination year. The event on June 19, featured several young liturgical praise dancers who ...
Phillips Chapel Marks 99 Years
Jul 06, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 The Phillips Chapel CME Church, 2001 4th St. in Santa Monica, is celebrating its 99th Anniversary. The celebration that began on June 27, will continue Wednesday through Friday, June 29-July 1, at 7:30 p.m., ending on Sunday, July ...
Glory Fellowship Hosts Event for Zambia Youth
Jul 06, 2005; ... Murray, Virgie W. Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 The Gloria Christian Fellowship International, 225 W. Torrance Blvd. in Carson, hosted a benefit collection to assist the LifeNet Children's Rescue Mission and Orphanage in Lusaka, Zambia. The collection to benefit ...
Notorius B.I.G. Wrongful Death Trial Underway; Family is Seeking Damages From City, LAPD
Jul 06, 2005; ... Bihm, Jennifer Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 A wrongful death trial in the case of slain rapper Christopher Wallace, better known to the public as Notorious B.I.G., began last Tuesday in a downtown Los Angeles court, where a jury will have to decide whether the city along ...
Stanley Miller; One Year Later; LAPD officers involved in the beating were reprimanded. No serious action taken.
Jul 06, 2005; ... Oliver, Lela Ward Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 On June 23, 2004, at 5:17 in the morning, Officers Michael O'Connor and John Hatfield on patrol in a marked black and white unit, observed a white Toyota Camry run a stop sign at Figueroa and Laconia Streets. The officers ran ...
Africa Channel is Building Bridges; New Television Network Gives Africans an Outlet to Share Modern African Life With Americans
Jul 06, 2005; ... Sabathia, Christine G. Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 What better way is there for a people to tell their stories than through their own words? That's exactly what the Africa Channel sets out to do. Founders James Makawa, Jacob Arback and Richard Hammer have created ...
'Not Guilty' Means 'Innocent'
Jul 06, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 In the American legal system, in criminal cases, an accused person is "presumed innocent until proven guilty." This is an inalienable right guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and has not been changed for over 200 years. Yet, whenever ...
Is Your Hard Work Being Rewarded?
Jul 06, 2005; ... Freeman, Tyrone Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 Every day, Black people do America's hard work. What we ask in return is that our work be rewarded with opportunity, fairness, a paycheck that supports a family, affordable health care, and a retirement with dignity. We ...
A Sorry Apology
Jul 06, 2005; ... Jackson, Jesse L., Sr. Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 Last week, the United States Senate passed a resolution apologizing for its historic refusal to enact legislation that would outlaw lynching. The first agenda item of the NAACP when it was founded at the beginning of the ...
URBAN PERSPECTIVE; Operation Nutcracker; Frightening Fact Or Fiction?
Jul 06, 2005; ... Aubry, Larry Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 Word of "Operation Nutcracker-A Neighborhood Stabilization Project" spread quickly throughout South Los Angeles in the last two months. It smacks of a Hitlerian/George W. Bush concoction: law enforcement agencies ...
Terror, Trials and Tribulations in Mississippi: Partial Justice and Ongoing Struggle
Jul 06, 2005; ... Karenga, Maulana Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 The trial and conviction of the Mississippi Klansman, E.R. Killen, for manslaughter in the murder of the three civil rights workers, James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner, hold for us as a people and the country ...
BETWEEN THE LINES; Knowing The Difference Between A Conscious Black, A Negro and A Ni**a; Our Progress Depends On It
Jul 06, 2005; ... Samad, A. Asadullah Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 While there are more examples of Black achievement on an individual basis, there is a decline in wages, jobs and wealth among African Americans in the collective. Yes, more individual Blacks are doing better, but the race ...
Martin Ludlow Bids Farewell to Sentinel Readers on Last Day as Councilmember
Jul 06, 2005; ... Ludlow, Martin Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 This Thursday is my last day as a Los Angeles City Councilmember. On June 20, I was named interim Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor to succeed my close friend, the late Miguel Contreras ....
U.S. Senate Approves $10 for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
Jul 06, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 The U.S. Senate Tuesday, approved an amendment to provide $10 million in federal funding for a planned national memorial in Washington D.C. to the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The amendment by Senators Robert Byrd (D-WV) and Thad ...
Congresswoman Millender-McDonald Celebrates Anniversary of Title IX; Calls on the President to Withdraw the Administration's New Title IX Rules
Jul 06, 2005; ... Millender-McDonald, Juanita Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 Washington, D.C.-In honor of the 33rd Anniversary of the landmark Title IX legislation, Congresswoman Juanita Millender-McDonald Tuesday, called on the Bush Administration to save Title IX for young female athletes, ...
Congresswoman Watson; Supreme Court Decision on Grokster
Jul 06, 2005; ... Watson, Diane E. Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 WASHINGTON, D.C.-Congresswoman Diane E. Watson (CA-33rd), chair of the Congressional Entertainment Industries Caucus, Monday applauded the Supreme Court's unanimous decision vacating the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals' ruling in ...
Assembly Member Karen Bass Hosts Informational Hearing to Discuss Drug Treatment Rather Than Incarceration; Proposition 36 Funds Are Scheduled To Expire Next Year
Jul 06, 2005; ... Bass, Karen Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 SACRAMENTO-Assemblywoman Karen Bass (D-Los Angeles), hosted an informational hearing Friday, June 24 on Proposition 36, the Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act of 2000 (SACPA). The groundbreaking initiative requires ...
LAUSD Board Member LaMotte Urges Black/Latino Coalition Building
Jul 06, 2005; ... McCrae, Frank Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 In a candid series of suggestions aimed at stemming violence between Black and Latino students, District One representative Marguerite P. LaMotte last week said a master plan must be developed by the Los Angeles Unified ...
Compton Community College Will Lose Accreditation
Jul 06, 2005; ... Sabathia, Christine G. Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 "My focus remains on student services, to keep students first, and to sustain our academic program. We will continue until all appeals are exhausted," stated Interim Superintendent President Rita Cepeda Compton ...
Loans Created for Growing Charter Schools
Jul 06, 2005; ... Sabathia, Christine G. Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 The California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) has created a cash-flow loan fund that enables students to get off waiting lists and enroll in some of the state's highest performing charter schools. As the charter ...
Don H. Barden; Business Trailblazer
Jul 06, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 Don H. Barden, the country's first African American to wholly own a national casino company, received this year's Los Angeles NAACP Trailblazer's Award at their Annual Roy Wilkins Freedom Fund Gala on June 21 at the Omni Hotel in Los ...
DaimlerChrysler's Minority-Owned Suppliers Collaborate Globally
Jul 06, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 AUBURN HILLS, Mich.--Fifteen of Chrysler Group's minority-owned suppliers participated in the South African business opportunity mission in November 2004 in an attempt to pair minority suppliers with Black-owned South African suppliers. The ...
City of Refuge Celebrates a Black and Brown Juneteenth
Jul 06, 2005; ... Oliver, Lela Ward Los Angeles Sentinel 07-06-2005 Earlier this month, Juneteenth celebrations took place all over the southland. At one celebration, a brunch was held that would put a unique twist to paying homage to the tradition of freedom and empowerment. The new ...