Sentinel; Los Angeles, Calif.

President Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize

As only the third sitting president tip win the award-Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson-it's a validation of [Barack Obama]'s goal to improve America's standing abroad. The Norwegian Nobel Committee city this when they commended him for "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and Cooperation between peoples." The Committee recognized this when it said: "Only very rarely has a person to the same extent as Obama captured the world's attention and given its people ho...

Steve Bradford Sworn In

51 District Assembly member [Steve Bradford], sitting with family, had a good chuckle during his swearing in ceremony on the lawn of Gardena's City Hall when Inglewood City Counsel member [Daniel Tabor] made a joke at his expense. Tabor pointed out that Bradford is ready to work, and that he will be doing a lot of it. "While Steve is a favorite son of Gardena, Inglewood residents know that he will aggressively represent our interest in Sacramento," Tabor said. "Education, Health Care and Job ...

Get Ready for 'a Taste of Soul'

Since the Bakewell family took over the Los Angeles Sentinel five years ago and Danny J. Bakewell, Sr. became the executive publisher, the newspaper has continued its 75-year tradition of service to the community-from its quality to its content. In keeping with Bakewell's work as a community activist, the Sentinel has instituted a website to complement the printed news medium and to reach the younger, technically savvy readership. But most importantly, Bakewell has introduced a Taste of Soul,...

Bakewell Family Matriarch Succumbs

Her life began in New Orleans, Louisiana and ended quietly in Arcadia, California. Marybell was the matriarch of the Bakewell family and was very close to her family and friends.

Southeast Symphony Holds Opening Season Concert

The program opened with "Overture to Saint Paid," the music of Felix Mendelssohn, one of history's greatest composers, and included the Hebrides Overture ("Fingal's Cave"); "He's Watching Over Israel (from "Elijah"), featuring The Southeast Symphony Chorus; "Symphony No. 4," and (The Italian) followed by a short intermission. Continuing was: "For the Mountains Shall Depart," (from "Elijah") featuring Baritone [Bradley Baker]. The concert continued featuring symphonic renditions of favorite so...

Get Connected! Community Connect Fair at 'Taste at Soul' Aims to Bridge Digital Divide Among Low-Income Residents

"Our goal is to close the Digital Divide by breaking down barriers to high-speed Internet access and encouraging all Californians to Get Connected!," said Sunne Wright McPeak, President and CEO of California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF.) "By providing a hands-on, in-person interactive event to demonstrate the benefits of using broadband, we hope to boost broadband adoption in our community." The mission of the California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) is to close the Digital Divide and en...

Edison International and Usc Launch Edison Challenge Competition

The Edison Challenge is one of the utility's signature programs demonstrating its long-standing commitment to education, protecting the environment, and encouraging the development of innovative energy use and development Edison International funded the program with a $1 million grant over four years. The company partnered with the USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies, a unit of the USC College of Letters, Arts & Sciences, to develop the Edison Challenge in 2006. The USC Wrigle...

U.S. Epa Fines Defunct Artesia Ice Mfg. Co.

According to the EPA, on December 18, 2007, Orange County Ice accidentally released approximately 4,500 pounds of ammonia to the air. However, Orange County Ice did not notify the National Response Center until May 27, 2008. The federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act requires that releases be immediately reported to the proper authorities to ensure the appropriate response to spills and releases. According to the EPA, on December 18, 2007, Orange County I...

Inglewood City Council Should Release Office of Independent Counsel Review Report

On the face of it, Inglewood residents who feel this way are arguable correct given the City's history of prior officer-involved-shootings, and recent succession of shootings within an extremely narrow window of time. The Inglewood City Council and Police Department compounded this crisis by attempting to comfort the public (as most cities and police departments do) by making promises that they cannot legally keep, i.e., "We will be totally open and transparent in our investigation." "We will...

Constance S. Hawthorne Succumbs

Born in Newton County, Texas in a very religious home, Constance Corrie Lee was the eleventh child born to Robert Harrison and Molly McBride Simmons. Connie, as she preferred to be called, was well aware of God and His Majesty. There was family prayer every morning before breakfast and again in the evening before bedtime. This seed planted in her heart as a small child flourished as the years went by. No matter where she lived or traveled she would seek out a place to go and worship. She firs...

D.A. Warning Against Foreclosure Rescue Scams

Los Angeles County District Attorney, Steve Cooley issued a consumer alert for Los Angeles County homeowners facing foreclosure.

In Loving Tribute to Bobbie Jean Thomas

With [Bobbie Jean Thomas]'s love and beauty, she was a beautiful homemaker, interior designer, cook and seamstress. God had blessed her with many gifts, one in which she would create a thing of beauty out of seemingly nothing. Surrounded with beautiful works of art, antiques and rare objects, her home is a masterpiece of that which God had given her. Always encouraging, comforting and giving guidance by her wisdom, she has been a tower of strength to her family. Bobbie led by example; not wit...

Dna Testing: Today's Get-Out-of-Jail Card

The full effect of DNA testing in federal courts is yet to be witnessed. So far, 243 people in the United States have been exonerated by DNA evidence (25% of which gave false confessions, and 16 of that number pled guilty). Seventeen wrongly convicted people have been exonerated. All 243 who have been exonerated have been in state cases. In fact, 97% of federal convictions arise from guilty pleas, thereby eliminating the use of DNA tests. The DNA process will soon expand to include biological...

Talk to Danny!

Surprisingly, the day was great; the warmness of ALL my family being together was great! I saw some aunts, uncles, and cousins that I haven't seen in a long time. We looked through pictures, boxes, and photo albums from all the way to the 1900's to NOW!! It was fan there was so many fun pictures such as me when I just came home from the hospital, [Danny J]'s second birthday party, and vacations from a long time ago. Seeing these laughs and smiles and the look of everyone's faces mad me so hap...

'Saint' Michael (Jackson)?

Should [Michael Joseph Jackson] be elevated to sainthood? If he was Catholic, there are a number of Catholics (and millions of other religionists, atheists, and agnostics) who would say "Yes!" in a Moonwak minute. As it is, his heart was with the God he was raised to worship, namely, Jehovah. He saw himself as a follower of Jesus Christ, and therefore endeavored to adopt the charitable spirit of the Lord. Since the King of Pop couldn't perform miracle healings or resurrections, he did whateve...

Nobel Honors Hope of Things to Come

Why did the Nobel Committee give Barack Obama the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize in his first year in office? Were committee members just expressing their relief at the departure of the bellicose policies of George Bush? Were they simply gaga over Obama's celebrity status? In this country, conservatives jeered, suggesting that Obama had done nothing to deserve the award and would be well-advised to refuse it. Their bitter partisanship was revealing, but many commentators questioned whether the...

Complex Roots

They say you won't get anywhere in life until you know where you've come from. But for the countless number of African Americans in this country, the simple act of knowing one's history is a complicated and painful notion. Painful in the sheer sense that through the bondages of slavery, we have been literally stripped of our roots, and can only trace back to an era of America's past that most of us would prefer to believe never existed. But it did exist, and it was ugly, and it's about time w...

Gop 'Patriots' Strike America Once Again

"The real question Americans are asking is, "What has President [Barack Obama] actually accomplished?' It is unfortunate that the president's star power has outshined tireless advocates who have made real achievements working towards peace and human rights. One thing is certain-President Obama won't be receiving any awards from Americans for job creation, fiscal responsibility, or backing up rhetoric with concrete action." In addition, by indicating in the formal GOP statement that "President...

Surge in Youth Violence Is a Wake Up Call, Maybe

Thus far, the pattern is familiar: After an initial rush of publicity and expressions of outrage, it's business as usual. Official responses address suppression and intervention, not prevention. In other words, the underlying factors usually receive only lip service while the primary emphasis remains on control and suppression. (Intervention, while extremely important, is by definition, after the fact. And despite heroic work by some gang interventionists, for example, systemic and political ...

The Strangest Dream?

"I really want you to hold on to me," she said. "I need someone to hold me and feel something for me." "Thank you," she whispered. "I needed this." Darryl James is an award-winning author of the powerful new anthology "Notes From The Edge." He released his first mini-movie. "Crack," and will soon release his first full-length documentary. View previous installments of this column at www.bridgecolumn.proboards36.com. Reach James at djames@theBlackgendergap.com. My mind flew through the ones wh...