The ''Los Angeles Sentinel'' is a weekly African-American owned newspaper published in

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. The paper boasted of reaching 125,000 readers , making it one of the oldest, largest and most influential

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in the

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. The ''Sentinel'' was also noted for their coverage of the changing

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daily life experience in the post-1992 Los Angeles Riots era. The ''Sentinel'' was founded in 1933 by Leon H. Washington Jr. for Black readers. Since that time, the newspaper has been considered a staple of Black life in Los Angeles. The paper mainly focuses on and thus enjoys most of its circulation in the predominantly African-American neighborhoods of

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, Inglewood and Compton. The office is on

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with commercial corridor in the Hyde Park neighborhood which is known as "the heart of African American commerce in Los Angeles". On March 17, 2004, the ''Sentinel'' was purchased and came under the direction of

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and

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Danny Bakewell. He planned to provide the diversity of thought that exists among African Americans with opinion columns and editorials. He also wanted to cover business and reach young people.

Notable people

* Larry Aubry, columnist, activist, known as the "conscience of Black LA" * Robert C. Farrell (born 1936), journalist and member of the Los Angeles City Council, 1974–91 * Gertrude Gipson, editor and columnist * Brad Pye, Jr. (born 1931), sports and managing editor city editor, columnist (Prying Pye), radio sports broadcast journalist. * Patricia "Pat" Newman (1935–1981) journalist, hostess of ''Pat's Points'' Sunday morning talk show, community activist, feminist. * David Glenn Brown (born 1954) award-winning political cartoonist, educator and publisher.

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2009. ''Sentinel'' political cartoonist 2003–present

References

External links

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The ''Sacramento Observer'' - Danny Bakewell Gains Control Of ''L.A. Sentinel''
African-American history in Los Angeles African-American newspapers of California

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