Los Angeles Sentinel back issues from September 2005:
LAPD Beats Minister; Minister Tony Muhammad pepper-sprayed, kicked and beaten by police at candle light vigil while ministering to mother of slain youth.
Sep 07, 2005; ... Simmonds, Yussuf J. Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 Last Thursday evening, Minister Tony Muhammad was beaten and then arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) for resisting arrest. Muhammad is the Western Regional representative of the Honorable Louis Farrakhan ...
Labor's Most Powerful Leaders; Tyrone Freeman
Sep 07, 2005; ... Oliver, Lela Ward Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 In 1996, Tyrone became the youngest leader in the 90-year history of Service Employees International Union, elected to the International Executive Board. In 2004, President Freeman was inducted to the Board of Directors for ...
Labor's Most Powerful Leaders; Martin Ludlow Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor
Sep 07, 2005; ... Oliver, Lela Ward Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 On July 11, 2005, Martin Ludlow was elected Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, after giving up his L.A. City Council seat to succeed his friend and mentor, Miguel Contreras ....
California Supreme Court Finds Same-Sex Partners Can Be Lawful Parents
Sep 07, 2005; ... Pierce, Meredith Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 In ruling on three cases involving lesbian couples who raised children together and then split up, the California Supreme Court found Monday that both women are legal parents with rights and responsibilities. "We perceive ...
Ray Charles Post Office Dedicated
Sep 07, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 Congresswoman Diane E. Watson (D-Los Angeles) who sponsored legislation to rename a federal post office in honor of Ray Charles said, "The dedication ceremony was a tremendous success and tribute to a legendary musical genius. My hopes are ...
Woman Shoots Teen Burgler
Sep 07, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 A teenage burglar was shot to death, last Tuesday, by a 59-year-old South Los Angeles woman. Fifteen year old Brandon Sanchez, of Los Angeles, was armed with a tire iron during the break-in around 8:30 a.m. in the 1500 block of West ...
Black Labor Force
Sep 07, 2005; ... Oliver, Lela Ward Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 As we gather to celebrate Labor Day, it brings about reflection and encourages projection about the fate of Blacks in the Labor Force and its voice in organized labor. Council of Black Trade Unionist's President and a ...
PROFILES
Sep 07, 2005; ... Oliver, Lela Ward Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 ALEJANDRO STEPHENS President of Service Employees International Union Local 660 Alejandro Stephens is president of Service Employees International Union Local 660. He has served four three-year terms as president of ...
Reparations is Right
Sep 07, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 "Reparations" is not a new concept for Black people, it is a long-awaited idea and its time has come. Black people in Africa and the diaspora are keenly aware of the Reparations Movement in the U.S. and just as the Civil Rights Movement gave ...
DR CARR'S CORNER OF KEMET; Police Brutality, Muslim Mentality and Christian Sensuality?
Sep 07, 2005; ... Carr, Firpo Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 About a week ago, members of the LAPD brutalized Minister Tony Muhammad, a strong, humble, caring Black man who is the west coast director of the Nation of Islam. About a month before that, LAPD officers traumatized Alicia ...
America; From the Outside In
Sep 07, 2005; ... Jackson, Jesse L., Sr. Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 To get a good sense of America in the world, it helps to look from the outside in. This week, I traveled to Venezuela to meet with President Hugo Chavez and address the National Assembly. Here's how America appears ...
URBAN PERSPECTIVE; Partisan Politics Not Focused on African American Interest
Sep 07, 2005; ... Aubry, Larry Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 African Americans' interests are not well served by partisan politics but most are Democratic Party loyalists. Further, Black elected politicians frequently support the Party's rather than their constituents' agenda. Typically, ...
The Minister, the Movement and the LAPD; Police Violence and Community Resistance
Sep 07, 2005; ... Karenga, Maulana Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 There can be no justification for the recent arrest and savage assault on Minister Tony Muhammad, the Western Regional Representative of the Nation of Islam, by members of the Los Angeles Police Department. Regardless of the ...
BETWEEN THE LINES; The Police Assault On Minister Tony Muhammad; It's Time To Put LAPD On Trial
Sep 07, 2005; ... Samad, A. Asadullah Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 The beating and arrest of Nation of Islam minister, Tony Muhammad, while ministering to a bereaved family, has now put the Black community on notice what LAPD is really about. We've been saying for years, and they've ...
THE BRIDGE; Drink Pimpin
Sep 07, 2005; ... James, Darryl Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 I spend a great deal of time trying to understand and trying to provide understanding for human behavior exhibited during dating and relationships. But I don't think I'll ever understand how some grown folks want to ...
Police Beat Minister Muhammad
Sep 07, 2005; ... Bihm, Jennifer Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 LAPD's 77th division officers deny any wrong doing in the violent arrest of Nation of Islam (NOI) minister Tony Muhammad and two of his bodyguards. The men were arrested last Thursday at the scene of a candle light vigil in ...
Unions Support College Bound Students; The California Labor Federation Awards Scholarships to High School Seniors
Sep 07, 2005; ... Sabathia, Christine G. Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 Every year, high school seniors throughout California are given the opportunity to earn scholarships through the California Labor Federation scholarship program. This year, 24 graduating seniors were able to ...
Feds Award CA Charter Schools $10 Million for Under-Served Communities
Sep 07, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 Credit Enhancement Grant Will Address Critical Facilities Challenges, Create Opportunities for 9,000 Students in High-Quality Charter Schools LOS ANGELES, CA--The U.S. Department of Education yesterday announced that it has awarded the ...
Are You Raising Fit or Fat Kids?
Sep 07, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 There is an epidemic of overweight kids--and you don't have to read the newspaper or watch the news to find that out. Just take a look at kids at the mall or in the schoolyard. You can also see a shortage of kids outside playing, biking or ...
High-Polluting Vehicles Targeted by Governor's Budget Increase
Sep 07, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 SACRAMENTO--The newly signed state budget fulfills Governor Schwarzenegger's pledge to crush high-polluting vehicles, taking them off the road and reducing California's air pollution. A Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) program allows ...
Farewell to Brock Peters
Sep 07, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 Brock Peters received a touching farewell last Saturday from his contemporaries in the entertainment industry. They came from the theatre, the little screen and the big screen, singers actors, musicians, ambassadors and some who just happen ...
THE LOS ANGELES SENTINEL'S LEGENDS of the PAST; Garrett Augustus Morgan
Sep 07, 2005; ... Simmonds, Yussuf J. Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 Garrett A. Morgan was born in Paris, Kentucky, the son of former slaves. He spent his early childhood working on the family farm with his brothers and sisters, while attending the neighborhood school. He left Kentucky in ...
Bill Requiring Review of Top Administrators of Correctional Youth Facilities Clears State Senate
Sep 07, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 SACRAMENTO - AB 971, authored by Assembly member Jerome Horton, cleared the State Senate today on a bipartisan vote of 29-6. The measure would require the Inspector General to conduct a thorough and confidential vetting of superintendents of ...
Celebrating Women's Equality Day, August 26, 1920
Sep 07, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 Women's Equality Day marks the anniversary of women's enfranchisement and a pivotal victory for women's rights. A woman's right to vote was secured with the passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920. The 19th Amendment to the Constitution, ...
Delgadillo Gets Mother-Friendly Award
Sep 07, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo received the 2005 Family Health Promotion Award for establishing a "Mothers Lounge" and catering to mothers working in his office, city officials.. The award, presented by the Breastfeeding Works ...
Protection Against Predatory Loans Passes Senate
Sep 07, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 SACRAMENTO - Legislation authored by Assembly member Mark Ridley-Thomas (D-Los Angeles) to protect homeowners from losing their homes as a result of unscrupulous mortgage lending practices passed the Senate today by a vote of 22-11. The ...
A. Philip Randolph; A Spokesman for Justice in the Labor Movement
Sep 07, 2005; ... Oliver, Lela Ward Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 He was called the most dangerous Black in America. He spoke for the dispossessed -- Blacks, poor Whites, Puerto Ricans, Indians and Mexican Americans. He attained for Black workers their rightful place at the table of ...
Black Churches Support Security Officers' Union Effort
Sep 07, 2005; ... Bihm, Jennifer Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 Los Angeles African American churches will join some of the city's private security officers September 11 in their effort to form a union with the Service Employees International Union local 1877. The churches, including Mount ...
First Test For Fremont is Garfield at Home; Bouvay turns his back on the team so Fremont is prepared to move on without him
Sep 07, 2005; ... Geans, Leopold Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 Gearing up for an opening season clash for L.A. City football teams can be crucial. They get no scrimmage time in the pre-season, no two a days or hell week. Money issues, logistics and year-round schooling leave the ...
Dorsey Title Hopes Rest With Johnson
Sep 07, 2005; ... Miller, Kenneth Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 His team had just been defeated by Birmingham in the Los Angeles City championship football game and a reporter asked Stefon Johnson about the major disappointment. After a brief pause to contemplate his answer, Johnson ...
Top Rank Trojans, Upstart Bruins Ready to Roll
Sep 07, 2005; ... Heath, Earl, Long, Rita Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 After all the hoopla and pre-season hype, the number one ranked USC Trojans and the UCLA Bruins travel for their season openers this weekend. The Trojans will take their high-powered offense featuring Heisman ...
Is There A Problem With Color Here?
Sep 07, 2005; ... Miller, Kenneth Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 Days after Milton Bradley make the public comment that second baseman Jeff Kent had a problem with African Americans, former Dodgers great Don Newcombe was honored as the last living member of the Brooklyn Dodgers world ...
Sparks Back Into WNBA Playoffs; It's a first round repeat of last year against Sacramento
Sep 07, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 Long one of the WNBA's best teams, the Los Angeles Sparks will open the playoffs Wednesday night against the Sacramento Monarchs as decided underdogs. The top-seeded Monarchs won three of four games against the Sparks during the ...
Still Hanging in There NFL Hopeful Clings
Sep 07, 2005; ... Webb, Lee Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 It used to be that only television and film personalities received an excessive amount of media attention for their work and personal lives. In recent years, athletes have been garnering the same kind of media attention. These days ...
Crazy Fight Days Ahead For Goosen/Tutor
Sep 07, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 With a hectic 8-world class boxing events in just 23 days, it will undoubtedly be a period of time to remember for Goossen Tutor Promotions and their fighters, as it brings major events and match-ups to fight fans around the world. "Fall has ...
Venus and Serena on Collision Course at U.S. Open; Siblings both win opening matches and are on the same side of the draw in New York
Sep 07, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 NEW YORK - One is the reigning Australian Open champion. The other captured Wimbledon earlier this summer. Between them they won four consecutive U.S. Opens. No wonder Venus Williams gets her motivation from younger sister ...
No Limit Poker Championships Set
Sep 07, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 If Ben Affleck can do it, can you? Winning the California State Poker Championship, that is! In 2004, Ben Affleck became the first film star to win a major poker open when he captured Commerce Casino's California State Poker Championship, ...
Rap Mogul Shot During Party in Miami; Suge Knight wounded, but police come up empty in search for suspects
Sep 07, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 MIAMI - When rap mogul Suge Knight was wounded during a party, hundreds of people were in the nightclub. But when police interviewed the guests, most claimed to have seen nothing. Miami Beach police spokesman Bobby Hernandez said early ...
Life Starts at 40 for 3 Black Chix; They don't believe sex ends just because society says it should at a certain age and are as vibrant as ever
Sep 07, 2005; ... Montoro, Mary E. Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 Meet Lady L, Lady I and Lady M. Three classy and sophisticated women who don't believe that sex ends just because society says it should at a certain age. They are living proof that a woman in her 40s and above is still as ...
Jackson is Cast as ATF Agent in Tickling Funny 'The Man'
Sep 07, 2005; ... Oliver, Sean Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 From the director that brought you the blockbuster hit "Blue Streak," Les Mayfield hits it with his sure to be action comedy hit starring sure to be new comedic duo of Samuel Jackson big star of such hits as "Coach Carter" and ...
He's Got The Beat Down Pat; DJ Dense is mix master
Sep 07, 2005; ... Brooks, Brandon Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 DJ Dense is one of the hottest DJ's on the west coast. Many people in the Los Angeles area know him for mixing their favorite tunes during the five o'clock traffic mix on 100.3 the Beat. If you're an early bird, you can also ...
Hudson Takes On Another Social Role
Sep 07, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 For veteran actor Ernie Hudson, it has always been important to take on roles with social significance. Best known for his role as a "ghostbuster" 25 years ago, and most recently seen opposite Sandra Bullock in the Miss Congeniality films, ...
P Diddy Brings Black and Latino Cultures Together
Sep 07, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 Hip hop star Sean 'Diddy' Combs is using his new record company Bad Boy Latino to unite musical cultures and hail the 'new era of Diddy'. The music mogul-- who earlier this month changed his recording name from P Diddy to just Diddy - is ...
First Black Cowboy Sampson Receives 'Reel' Western Salute; He won a record $91,000 and 25 events during an illustrious career
Sep 07, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 A moving salute to the first black world class rodeo champion by the first African American cowboy film star capped an all-day celebration of the unsung men who helped open the West on Saturday at the Gene Autry National Center. The ...
Statue to be Revealed in Atlanta for Tupac
Sep 07, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 The newly-opened Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts (TASCA) will unveil a bronze memorial statue of Tupac Shakur that will occupy the center of the six-acre Peace Garden at a public ceremony on Sept. 13, at 6 p.m. in Atlanta. The ...
Parker-Bello Writes and Stars in Play
Sep 07, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 "The Rabbi & The Lady" written by Brook Parker Bello at the newly renovated Doric Theater at The Complex 6476 Santa Monica Boulevard, Hollywood, CA 90038. Starting Thursday, Sept. 8, for a three week run. Stuck in an elevator with ...
Bump it or Dump It
Sep 07, 2005; ... Brooks, Brandon Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 Bump It The Game "Hard Liquor" The Game comes with that west coast gangsta spit. For those that haven't heard, the west coast is back and thanks to The Game trunks haven't stopped rattling since the release of The ...
Top Ladies and Top Teens Convene National Convention in Chicago
Sep 07, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 The 34th National Convention of Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc. (TLOD) and Top Teens of America (ITA) recently convened in Chicago, Ill. Throughout the United States the organization has 6,700 TLOD members, 5,766 ITA members and 141 ...
Back to School Advice from Celebrity Nannies
Sep 07, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 The little ones will finally be out from under your feet, but getting them ready for the next academic year is draining as well. Shopping for new clothes, packing lunches, school supply runs, library trips, hair cuts, doctor's appointments, ...
Prom Dreams Come True for Low-Income Students
Sep 07, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 Young ladies from Jefferson and Gardena High Schools had an opportunity to make their prom dreams come true. As winners of the Bessie Morris Foundation "Prom Dreams 2005," Tatiana McGlorthan, of Gardena High School, is the grand prize ...
One Heartbeat at a Time
Sep 07, 2005; ... Bihm, Jennifer Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 Founded by Sara Soulati, a self-proclaimed advocate for minority health, in 2001, Global Cardio Care is dedicated to treating and ultimately reversing arterial disease in some of the most medically underserved communities across ...
Past Business Failures Turned into Success
Sep 07, 2005; ... Castro, Daniel R. Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 Perhaps your professional life isn't going exactly like you thought it was supposed to go. Maybe you've made a series of bad decisions or even one really bad choice that you can't seem to bounce back from. Maybe you've been ...
'JOURNEY IN FAITH'; Calvary Notes 85 Yrs. Progress; Former Pastor Delivers Message
Sep 07, 2005; ... Murray, Virgie W. Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 The church, which started with 11 members 85 years ago near the Pacific Ocean in Santa Monica, celebrated a milestone on Aug. 21. Calvary Baptist Church, 1502 20th St. in Santa Monica, took a trip down memory lane as ...
Franklin Leads Youth
Sep 07, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 Min. Kirk Franklin led the youth of the Faithful Central Bible Church in "Take Over" on Aug. 28. Min. Franklin, the youth pastor, has resurrected the youth congregation of Faith Central. "'The Takeover is a movement comprised of 14-22 ...
Kendrick Performs at First African
Sep 07, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 The First African Presbyterian Church, 6825 Crenshaw Blvd., presented an excellent finale of its Summer Concerts on Aug. 28. Anthony LaVerne Kendrick was the featured artist and gave an outstanding performance. Kendrick has served as the ...
LAPD Beats Minister; Minister Tony Muhammad pepper-sprayed, kicked and beaten by police at candle light vigil while ministering to mother of slain youth.
Sep 07, 2005; ... Simmonds, Yussuf J. Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 Last Thursday evening, Minister Tony Muhammad was beaten and then arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) for resisting arrest. Muhammad is the Western Regional representative of the Honorable Louis Farrakhan ...
LAPD Beats Minister; Minister Tony Muhammad pepper-sprayed, kicked and beaten by police at candle light vigil while ministering to mother of slain youth.
Sep 07, 2005; ... Simmonds, Yussuf J. Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 Last Thursday evening, Minister Tony Muhammad was beaten and then arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) for resisting arrest. Muhammad is the Western Regional representative of the Honorable Louis Farrakhan ...
Labor's Most Powerful Leaders; Tyrone Freeman
Sep 07, 2005; ... Oliver, Lela Ward Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 In 1996, Tyrone became the youngest leader in the 90-year history of Service Employees International Union, elected to the International Executive Board. In 2004, President Freeman was inducted to the Board of Directors for ...
Labor's Most Powerful Leaders; Tyrone Freeman
Sep 07, 2005; ... Oliver, Lela Ward Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 In 1996, Tyrone became the youngest leader in the 90-year history of Service Employees International Union, elected to the International Executive Board. In 2004, President Freeman was inducted to the Board of Directors for ...
Labor's Most Powerful Leaders; Tyrone Freeman
Sep 07, 2005; ... Oliver, Lela Ward Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 In 1996, Tyrone became the youngest leader in the 90-year history of Service Employees International Union, elected to the International Executive Board. In 2004, President Freeman was inducted to the Board of Directors for ...
California Supreme Court Finds Same-Sex Partners Can Be Lawful Parents
Sep 07, 2005; ... Pierce, Meredith Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 In ruling on three cases involving lesbian couples who raised children together and then split up, the California Supreme Court found Monday that both women are legal parents with rights and responsibilities. "We perceive ...
Labor's Most Powerful Leaders; Martin Ludlow Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor
Sep 07, 2005; ... Oliver, Lela Ward Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 On July 11, 2005, Martin Ludlow was elected Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, after giving up his L.A. City Council seat to succeed his friend and mentor, Miguel Contreras ....
Labor's Most Powerful Leaders; Martin Ludlow Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor
Sep 07, 2005; ... Oliver, Lela Ward Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 On July 11, 2005, Martin Ludlow was elected Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, after giving up his L.A. City Council seat to succeed his friend and mentor, Miguel Contreras ....
Woman Shoots Teen Burgler
Sep 07, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 A teenage burglar was shot to death, last Tuesday, by a 59-year-old South Los Angeles woman. Fifteen year old Brandon Sanchez, of Los Angeles, was armed with a tire iron during the break-in around 8:30 a.m. in the 1500 block of West ...
Ray Charles Post Office Dedicated
Sep 07, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 09-07-2005 Congresswoman Diane E. Watson (D-Los Angeles) who sponsored legislation to rename a federal post office in honor of Ray Charles said, "The dedication ceremony was a tremendous success and tribute to a legendary musical genius. My hopes are ...