Los Angeles Sentinel back issues from December 2005:
Run Reggie Run; Bush Rush for Heisman Thickens Plot for USC/UCLA Football Rivalry
Dec 07, 2005; ... Miller, Kenneth Los Angeles Sentinel 12-07-2005 His remarkable runs have been sealed for the highlight reels for ESPN, but USC electric star running back Reggie Bush can become the first Black Heisman Trophy winner since 1999 with a big performance against cross-town rival ...
California African American Museum to Pay Tribute to Rosa Parks during Kwanzaa Celebration
Dec 07, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 12-07-2005 LOS ANGELES, CA--Sankofa is a West African word meaning "looking backward to move forward." That is what the California African American Museum will do "In the Spirit of Kwanzaa" on Sunday, December 4. The museum will commemorate the 50th ...
Thankful for Mother's Helping Hands
Dec 07, 2005; ... Taylor, Francis Los Angeles Sentinel 12-07-2005 Mothers In Action and their impressive collection of volunteers, community leaders, elected officials, corporate sponsors and others, delivered on their promise to provide "12 star" service to over 450 seniors on Thanksgiving ...
Life or Death for Tookie; Debate raging throughout nation should he receive clemency or death
Dec 07, 2005; ... Simmonds, Yussuf J. Los Angeles Sentinel 12-07-2005 The debate is raging on whether Stanley "Tookie" Williams should be granted clemency by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger or be put to death on December 13, as it is presently scheduled. There is a groundswell of celebrities ...
Life or Death for Tookie
Dec 07, 2005; ... Bihm, Jennifer Los Angeles Sentinel 12-07-2005 A controversial radio show advocating the execution of Stanley "Tookie" Williams led to an emotional confrontation November 23 between the station KFI's John Ziegler and community activists in Lemiert Park. Ziegler showed up at ...
Holiday Shoppers Blitz the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza
Dec 07, 2005; ... Taylor, Francis Los Angeles Sentinel 12-07-2005 If you were at the corner of Crenshaw and Martin Luther King Boulevards at 5:00 a.m. the day after Thanksgiving, what you observed was not an aberration. The thousands of eager patrons you witnessed, wrapped around the ...
Governor Schwarzenegger; A Beg for Mercy
Dec 07, 2005; ... Taylor, Francis Los Angeles Sentinel 12-07-2005 The ultimate, earthly fate of 51 year-old, Stanley "Tookie" Williams, rests with the will of the thousands of California citizens who support his clemency and their ability to influence Governor Schwarzenegger to spare his ...
Is it Justice or Revenge?
Dec 07, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 12-07-2005 There is a raging debate going on at present about the death penalty. Some of the questions being discussed are the following: Is the death penalty really justice or is it state-sanctioned killing? Is the death penalty justice or is it ...
DR CARR'S CORNER OF KEMET; Rosa Parks' Ticket to Immortality
Dec 07, 2005; ... Carr, Firpo Los Angeles Sentinel 12-07-2005 Fifty years ago today--also on a Thursday--Rosa "Lee" Louise McCauley Parks quietly boarded a bus, fulfilling a ritual she had followed many times before. But instead of going to her immediate destination, it took her on a trip ...
Statement of the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. Following His Visit with San Quentin Death Row Inmate Stanley 'Tookie' Williams
Dec 07, 2005; ... Jackson, Jesse L., Sr. Los Angeles Sentinel 12-07-2005 Recently, I met with "Tookie" Williams, a man who is scheduled to be killed December 13. We had prayer. At the conclusion of our one and a half hour visit I told him 'We are going to fight for you and we are going to ...
URBAN PERSPECTIVE; Is Blueprint for Success Designed for Black Students?
Dec 07, 2005; ... Aubry, Larry Los Angeles Sentinel 12-07-2005 The San Diego Unified School District has launched reforms to improve students' reading skills. The district believes it has, in large part, accomplished its goal because of its Blueprint for Student Success program. San Diego's ...
Meditating on the March; Achievements Made, Lessons Learned
Dec 07, 2005; ... Karenga, Maulana Los Angeles Sentinel 12-07-2005 Recently, we, the planners and organizers of the Millions More March returned to Washington to assess it and discuss the achievements, lessons and further course of our work to build the Movement, thinking deeply and with ...
Between the Lines; The Black Church and HIV/AIDS: Straight Talk in the Comfort of Our Own Living Room
Dec 07, 2005; ... Sanad, A. Asadullah Los Angeles Sentinel 12-07-2005 The two most critical issues impacting Black America today are spirituality and sexuality. Sex and the Church are always discussed in divergent terms, as if the two paths never cross-but they do, often. Secular and ...
THE BRIDGE; I'm An Ass
Dec 07, 2005; ... James, Darryl Los Angeles Sentinel 12-07-2005 Hello, my name is Darryl James and I'm an ass. (Hi Darryl!) Well, I'm here at the AA (Asses Anonymous) meeting because the people who email me with stupidity and ignorance keep telling me I'm an ass and no matter what ...
Mayor Villaraigosa Announces Major Expansion of L.A.'s BEST; Seventeen new after-school programs added to Los Angeles' schools as part of Mayor's education reform agenda
Dec 07, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 12-07-2005 LOS ANGELES Continuing to make education reform his top priority, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has announced the opening of the 17th new LA's BEST after-school enrichment program since taking office, at Farmdale Elementary School. Mayor ...
Kerry, Jackson; President Should Sign Rosa Parks Bill into Law by December 1st Anniversary; Bill will make Rosa Parks 1st African American Honored in Statuary Hall
Dec 07, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 12-07-2005 WASHINGTON--Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-Ill.) recently sent a letter to President Bush urging him to sign their legislation to honor Rosa Parks with a statue in U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall into law by ...
Campaigning for Change
Dec 07, 2005; ... Sabathia, Christine G. Los Angeles Sentinel 12-07-2005 "I think for us to fix the schools, we've all got to get together and look at things differently."-STEVEN BARR, Green Dot Public Schools Charter school operator Steven Barr has been at the forefront of the ...
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa's First Female President
Dec 07, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 12-07-2005 Liberia, Africa's oldest independent republic, has again made history as it did a number of times in the past. From its daredevil declaration of independence on July 26, 1847 in spite of imperialists growling to fielding the first female ...
Zara Buggs Taylor; Civil Rights Advocate Created Media Image Coalition, Served 11 Years at Writers Guild of America, West, Inc.
Dec 07, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 12-07-2005 Zara Buggs Taylor, noted civil rights advocate, founder of the Media Image Coalition, and former director, Employment Access and Human Resources at the Writers Guild of America, west, Inc., has died. Taylor died Saturday night, November ...
Wilma Loretta Petitt Succumbs
Dec 07, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 12-07-2005 Wilma Loretta Petitt was born on November 4, 1935 and was the pride and joy of Otis C. page and Wilma G. Page in Omaha, Nebraska. She was from a family of six brothers. Her family moved to Berkeley, Calif. in 1947. Wilma attended school ...
THE LOS ANGELES SENTINEL'S LEGENDS of the PAST; Anna Pauli Murray
Dec 07, 2005; ... Simmonds, Yussuf J. Los Angeles Sentinel 12-07-2005 Anna Pauli Murray was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to middle-class parents, Agnes and William Murray; they had six children. Her mother died when she was barely four years and her father, who graduated from Howard ...
Keep the Faith; It's On
Dec 07, 2005; ... Hill, Jim Los Angeles Sentinel 12-07-2005 Well my friends the wait is over for City showdown featuring top ranked USC against 11th ranked UCLA set for Saturday at the Coliseum beginning at 1p.m. The tension for this long-time rivalry has been building for weeks, ...
UCLA Fueled by Marcedes; Former L.B. Poly Star Is Big Time Catch For UCLA Bruins
Dec 07, 2005; ... Lewis, Christan Los Angeles Sentinel 12-07-2005 Prior to the season, UCLA tight end Marcedes Lewis stated his goal for his senior year was to gain 1,000 receiving yards. Come Saturday, when UCLA faces USC with a national title at stake for the Trojans Lewis will be the ...
Classic is Now High Stakes Affair; Crenshaw meets Dorsey with City Championship date on the line
Dec 07, 2005; ... Miller, Kenneth Los Angeles Sentinel 12-07-2005 The Coliseum scoreboard was still illuminated with the disappointing final score of championship football season gone awry on a brisk December night in 2004. As Dorsey High school football players cried and sank in the ...
Pucker-Up
Dec 07, 2005; ... Curry, Aaron Los Angeles Sentinel 12-07-2005 "It's about time for more hockey with more diversity" said Pat Tobin, a Southern California celebrity, my grandma and a big-time hockey fan. Ms. Tobin has been pushing diversity in hockey, particularly with the L.A. Kings, for ...
Pirates Undefeated Season Caught in Spider Web; Richmond eliminates Hampton from post season 38-10
Dec 07, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 12-07-2005 HAMPTON, Va., Nov. 26, 2005 - The No.2 Hampton Pirates entered the Division I-AA playoffs in the midst of an undefeated season. The No. 12 Richmond Spiders couldn't have cared less. Playing with a huge chip on their shoulders, the Spiders ...
Crenshaw/Dorsey Semifinal Playoff Could Be Real City Championship Game
Dec 07, 2005; ... Geans, Leopold Los Angeles Sentinel 12-07-2005 Crenshaw rolls on and over Venice 48-3 for their second playoff win in what has become a heated rivalry between the two schools. The Cougars have a rematch with Dorsey today, 7p.m. at Crenshaw. This game has all the buzz as the ...
Local Center Salutes Great Women Of Color; late tennis icon Althea Gibson and business pioneer Sheila Johnson
Dec 07, 2005; ... Sabathia, Christine G. Los Angeles Sentinel 12-07-2005 The Lincoln Family Life Center has chosen this year to hold its inaugural pro/celebrity golf and tennis invitational, which has been scheduled for December 2 and 3 at the Ojai Valley Inn and Spa. Two African ...
Camera Lens Shines on Whites, Blurs Black Stars at AMA Awards; Blacks stars slighted by photographers during red carpet
Dec 07, 2005; ... Mack, Melanie Los Angeles Sentinel 12-07-2005 LOS ANGELES-- The afternoon air was pensive, filled with the anticipation of the red "hot" carpet arrivals at Dick Clarks' 33rd Annual American Music Awards. There was much talk about four time nominee Mariah Carey and the fact ...
She's Not Lyte on Inspiration in Poetic Book; female rapper turns the pages on music career
Dec 07, 2005; ... Motoro, Mary E. Los Angeles Sentinel 12-07-2005 versatile MC Lyte back on scene with something to say She's still light as a rock whether she rocks the mic or gets face time on the television screen, Lana Moorer better known as M.C. Lyte has conquered another creative ...
42nd Street Star Aims For More
Dec 07, 2005; ... Montoro, Mary Los Angeles Sentinel 12-07-2005 At the time I spoke with singer and dancer Jarran Muse, he was in West Palm Beach, Florida worshipping the sunshine and enjoying himself with his cast mates in one of many beach parties. The 22-year-old is far from his native New ...
Traveling Spiritual Journey Through The Artistic World; Matt Thomas art exhibits explored times of an ancient past during a most modern and civilized period
Dec 07, 2005; ... Pitts, Greg Angaza Los Angeles Sentinel 12-07-2005 In times past, ancient priests/priestesses, healers, shamans, etc, were the original artists. Members of the community would routinely summon these spiritual practitioners, who in turn fashioned artifacts (later viewed ...
Bump It or Dump It
Dec 07, 2005; ... Brooks, Brandon Los Angeles Sentinel 12-07-2005 G-Unit needs to help M.O.P. Bump It Mary J. Blige "Be Without You" I only needed to hear the first 30 seconds to put "Be Without You" in the Bump It section. After listening to the song one time through I ...
Rapper Was Wrong About President Bush
Dec 07, 2005; ... Wafford, Tony R. Los Angeles Sentinel 12-07-2005 One of the hot topics in the news for the last couple of months has been should America be allowed to torture prisoners. First of all I think it's sick that this would even be an issue up for discussion. But I guess because we ...
PVJOBS Honors Graduates for Completion of On-the Job Training; PVJOBS for at-risk youth and adults helps individuals turn their lives around. The PVJOBS graduation ceremony honored individuals.
Dec 07, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 12-07-2005 PVJOBS, a program which provides job training to atrisk people in Los Angeles, recently celebrated the graduation of 30 program participants who had completed more than 3,000 hours of on-the-job training at Playa Vista and other construction ...
Local Check Cashier Serves Up Holiday Cheer; Annual Distribution has become one of the largest in the State of California. Food Drive feeds thousands.
Dec 07, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 12-07-2005 Nix Check Cashing, through its Nix Check Cashing Community Outreach Foundation (NCCCOF), continued its annual effort of giving back Sunday at Athens Park, feeding over 1,200 deserving local families. This year marked the 32nd year of the ...
VERONICA'S VIEW; Three Tears and a Wedding
Dec 07, 2005; ... Hendrix, Veronica Los Angeles Sentinel 12-07-2005 I attended a wedding as a guest of a close friend. It was held at one of the most grand and majestic churches in Los Angeles. I didn't know the bride or the groom. But I sensed from the host of relatives and friends that were ...
YOUNG BARITONE; New Orleans Singer Signed; Featured at Founder's
Dec 07, 2005; ... Murray, Virtie W. Los Angeles Sentinel 12-07-2005 Justin Lamont Hopkins, a 21-year-old bass-baritone, is joining the Los Angeles Opera Co. Hopkins performed his first solo "Deep River" recently at Founder's Church of Religious Science, 3281 W. Sixth St. Displaced from ...
Covenant Ceremony; Christian Fellowship Installs J.K. McKnight; 'Is There No Balm in Gilead?'
Dec 07, 2005; ... Murray, Virgie W. Los Angeles Sentinel 12-07-2005 The Congregational Church of Christian Fellowship, United Church of Christ, 2085 S. Hobart Blvd., installed its new pastoron Nov. 20. The Rev. James Keenan McKnight was installed in an impressive Covenant ceremony. The ...
Devin Brown Killer Will Not Face Charges; Community Waits for Police Commission to Do the Right Thing
Dec 14, 2005; ... Bihm, Jennifer Los Angeles Sentinel 12-14-2005 Officer Steve Garcia of Los Angeles Police Department's 77th division will not face criminal charges for the shooting of 13 year old Devin Brown the district attorney announced Monday. According to the DA report, its ...
10th District Councilman Wesson Sworn In
Dec 14, 2005; ... Taylor, Francis Los Angeles Sentinel 12-14-2005 On December 1, community leaders, elected officials, religious leaders and a rainbow coalition of friends and supporters witnessed the Honorable Herb J. Wesson, Jr. accept the position of 10th District City ...
In His Own Words; An Exclusive Interview with Tookie
Dec 14, 2005; ... Simmonds, Yussuf J., Miller, Kenneth, Sabathia, Christine G. Los Angeles Sentinel 12-14-2005 Governor will decide if Williams is executed Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is scheduled to meet privately with both sides on the issue of clemency for Stanley "Tookie" Williams on ...
Rising Political Star Visits Sentinel
Dec 14, 2005; ... Sabathia, Christine G. Los Angeles Sentinel 12-14-2005 Congressman Harold Ford may not be a household name in the state of California, yet. But, in his home state of Tennessee, Ford has become synonymous with a sense of new hope and change. Currently serving his fifth term ...
Arrest Made in Execution-Style Killing of Local Teen
Dec 14, 2005; ... Taylor, Francis Los Angeles Sentinel 12-14-2005 Two gang-affiliated adult males, ages 19 and 20, have been arrested for the execution-style killing of 17 year-old Shawn Jefferson on November 8, 2005, at 43rd and Central in Los Angeles. "Because of the assistance we ...
MTA Shuts the Door on Black Business
Dec 14, 2005; ... Taylor, Francis Los Angeles Sentinel 12-14-2005 The 'pie slice' for African American-Owned Disadvantaged Business Enterprises is getting smaller and smaller when it comes to doing business with The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). For ...
Rage, Redemption, Rehabilitation
Dec 14, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 12-14-2005 Many of the legal terms in the criminal justice system are interpretative and subject to whomever the speaker/writer is. One of those terms is "consciousness of guilt." In Stanley "Tookie" Williams' book, Blue Rage, Black Redemption, a part ...
DR. CARR'S CORNER OF KEMET; Terminate Tookie? Terrible Travesty!
Dec 14, 2005; ... Carr, Firpo Los Angeles Sentinel 12-14-2005 It has been said that a man's greatness can be measured by what he has left others to consider or in what ways he has positively impacted the lives of others. Though rightfully suffering for certain sins of youth, by ...
Honor Rosa Park -- Close the Inequality Gap
Dec 14, 2005; ... Jackson, Jesse L., Sr. Los Angeles Sentinel 12-14-2005 We celebrate this historic season--the 50th anniversary of Rosa Park's decision to remain seated on the bus. This simple act launched a movement that has had far-reaching impact. She sat down so that a nation ...
URBAN PERSPECTIVE; LAPD's Endemic Resistance Stifles Police Reform
Dec 14, 2005; ... Aubry, Larry Los Angeles Sentinel 12-14-2005 The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) continues to downplay the critical need for police reform. Its policies, practices and overall culture perpetuate a status quo that condones excessive force and devalues the lives of Black ...
Doing Good in the World; Reaffirming the Ethics of Service
Dec 14, 2005; ... Karenga, Maulana Los Angeles Sentinel 12-14-2005 There is a great and ever-growing need to reaffirm the indispensability of recovering and reinforcing the principle and practice of service among our people. Indeed, an ethics of service is not only essential to ...
BETWEEN THE LINES; Clemency Countdown For Stanley 'Tookie' Williams; Governor, What If The State Is WRONG???
Dec 14, 2005; ... Asadullah, A. Asadullah Los Angeles Sentinel 12-14-2005 Governor Schwarzenegger, clemency for Stanley "Tookie" Williams is now in your hands. All legal remedies have been exhausted since the California State Supreme Court declined Williams' request for a last chance to ...
THE BRIDGE; The Power of a Hug
Dec 14, 2005; ... James, Darryl Los Angeles Sentinel 12-14-2005 It was cold in Chicago when I was a child, and since my fortitude against the elements had yet to develop, it seemed even colder then. I remember playing outside in the wintertime until my feet and hands were numb and frozen ....
Extra Shelter Beds Scheduled to Open to Meet Needs of Homeless During Inclement Weather
Dec 14, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 12-14-2005 With the winter weather fast approaching, the City Council approved a motion authored by Councilwoman Jan Perry and seconded by Councilmember Eric Garcetti to open additional emergency shelter beds in the city of Los Angeles from December ...
Women Refuse Follow-up Tests for Breast Cancer Despite Access to Care; Kaiser Permanente Research Shows That Refusers Tend to Be Older and Have More Children
Dec 14, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 12-14-2005 OAKLAND, CA--In a study of women with breast cancer, Kaiser Permanente researchers and others examined characteristics of women who refused recommended follow-up testing after a positive breast cancer screening test or a visit to a medical ...
Administration Ordered to Remove VNRs, Refrain From Producing Similar Ones
Dec 14, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 12-14-2005 SACRAMENTO, CA.--In a victory for nurses and other workers, Sacramento Superior Court Judge Lloyd Connelly ordered the Schwarzenegger administration to remove a controversial video news release from a state Web site and barred the ...
Black Physician Named Partner In Largest Gulf States Vascular Practice
Dec 14, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 12-14-2005 BATON ROUGE, LA--Albert D. Sam II MD, FACS has been named partner in Vascular Surgery Associates, PMC (Baton Rouge, LA) and its subsidiaries. Serving the entire gulf coast region, Vascular Associates is the largest single-specialty vascular ...
BlackDoctor.org is Launched as an Ad-Supported Health Portal
Dec 14, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 12-14-2005 Publishing and Internet entrepreneur Reginald Ware, who founded the groundbreaking African American healthy lifestyle publication Heart & Soul in the mid 1990s, has launched BlackDoctor.Org, a health portal on the Internet for African ...
Breakthrough in Technology Holds Promise to Revolutionize Molecular Imaging
Dec 14, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 12-14-2005 CHICAGO--Details of a new technology that holds promise to revolutionize the field of molecular imaging were revealed recently at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America. The new imaging device increases the speed of ...
Black High Schoolers -- No More Excuses
Dec 14, 2005; ... Taylor, Francis Los Angeles Sentinel 12-14-2005 Effective immediately, and for some time now, there is absolutely no excuse for any Black high school student not to go to college if he or she has the desire, the motivation, the basic learning skills and an acceptable ...
Access Books Gives the Gift of Books to Hurricane Katrina Students; Raising funds and conducting book drives -- close to 400 elementary school students currently living in Houston to benefit
Dec 14, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 12-14-2005 LOS ANGELES, CA--Hurricane Katrina rocked the nation--sending United States citizens reeling from the devastating effects. Amazing stories of courage and survival have circled the world, and in response the country has embraced their fellow ...
Rev. Jesse Jackson and Rev. Joseph Lowery Deliver Keynote Address; Conference of Minority Transportation Officials Celebrate 50th Anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Dec 14, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 12-14-2005 WASHINGTON, DC--The Conference of Minority Transportation Officials held a two-day program in Montgomery, AL on December 4 and 5, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott spurred by the actions of Rosa Parks, who died ...
Black Press, Jamaican Government Seek Mutual Business Opportunities
Dec 14, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 12-14-2005 A delegation of publishers representing some of America's most influential African American newspapers visited Jamaica from November 29 to December 4, to hold discussions with a range of interests within the tourism and hospitality industry, ...
Attorney Arthur Succumbs
Dec 14, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 12-14-2005 Arthur Combs was born in Atlanta Ga. On Sept. 4, 1923 to the late Walter and Sarah Combs. He was one of the youngest of 11 children. He accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized in Locust Grove, Ga. He was a veteran of World War ...
THE LOS ANGELES SENTINEL'S LEGENDS of the PAST; Joseph Haynes Rainey
Dec 14, 2005; ... Simmonds, Yussuf J. Los Angeles Sentinel 12-14-2005 Joseph H. Rainey was born a slave in Georgetown, South Carolina to Edward L. and Gracia. The elder Rainey was a barber and his wife--as most Black women at that time--was a maid. He was able to purchase his family's freedom ...
Kennell Jackson, Dead at 64; Historian of Africa and Longtime Resident Fellow
Dec 14, 2005 ... Los Angeles Sentinel 12-14-2005 Kennell A. Jackson Jr., a professor of African history who served as Branner Hall's resident fellow for a quarter century and as director of the African and African American Studies Program for close to a decade, died Nov. 21 of pulmonary ...