Category Archives: Ernie Allen Blog

Louisiana Student Sent Home After Her Braids Are Deemed An ‘Un-Natural Hair Style’

Louisiana Student Sent Home After Her Braids Are Deemed An ‘Un-Natural Hair Style’

8-22-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY-   A video floating around Instagram is prompting outrage after a student in Gretna, Louisiana was sent home from school because of her hairstyle. The student has a simple, pulled back and age-appropriate braided hairstyle, but was sent home because the school deemed her style “un-natural.” School administrators said it’s school policy for…MORE

Confederate Statue On University Of North Carolina Campus Taken Down By Protesters

Confederate Statue On University Of North Carolina Campus Taken Down By Protesters

8-21-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY-   CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — The controversial “Silent Sam” statue on the campus of the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill has been toppled by protesters. WRAL-TV reports that more than 300 people gathered at the Peace and Justice Plaza at about 7:30 on Monday evening before marching to the Confederate…MORE

Former U.N. Secy. General Kofi Annan Dead At 80

Former U.N. Secy. General Kofi Annan Dead At 80

8-20-2018-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY-   ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Kofi Annan, a charismatic global diplomat and the first black African to become United Nations secretary-general who led the world body through one of its most turbulent periods, died early Saturday at age 80. Tributes flowed in from around the world after his foundation announced his death…MORE

Activists March To Commemorate 1-Year Anniversary Of Charlottesville

Activists March To Commemorate 1-Year Anniversary Of Charlottesville

8-13-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY-   CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A year after a deadly gathering of far-right extremists in Charlottesville, Virginia, a few dozen white nationalists marched Sunday across from the White House, their numbers dwarfed by thousands of counterprotesters, while the mother of a woman killed at last summer’s protest said the country continues to…MORE

Omarosa Has Tapes On Donald Trump, Too!

Omarosa Has Tapes On Donald Trump, Too!

8-9-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY-   Omarosa Manigault Newman is about to release her book Unhinged: An Insider’s Account of the Trump White House and she is doing everything to drum up press. Reportedly, she is now playing “secret” audio she recorded of herself and President Donald Trump. Reportedly, Omarosa recorded conversations with Trump and played the audio for…MORE

Cleveland Defendant Is Silenced With Duct Tape At Hearing

Cleveland Defendant Is Silenced With Duct Tape At Hearing

8-6-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- In a move reminiscent of one from a famous trial, a Cleveland man was ordered to be duct taped when a judge became frustrated that he wouldn’t be quiet in court. Bank robber Franklyn Williams, 32, was attempting to tell his version of the events during his sentencing and would not allow…MORE

Barack Obama Endorses Stacey Abrams In Georgia Governor’s Race

Barack Obama Endorses Stacey Abrams In Georgia Governor’s Race

8-2-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY-   From jamming at the OTRII Tour to grabbing sandwiches with Former Vice President Joe Biden, President Barack Obama is back. Most importantly, he’s back in politics. On Wednesday (August 1), he’s endorsed numerous Democratic candidates he believes can and should win in the 2018 midterm elections in November. One of those…MORE

FAMU Marching 100 Welcomes First-Ever Woman Drum Major

FAMU Marching 100 Welcomes First-Ever Woman Drum Major

8-1-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY-     Florida A&M’s Marching 100 is still in the early stages of band camp, but this year’s new edition has made history. Cori Bostic has been named the first-ever woman drum major in the band’s history. Bostic is a junior from Atlanta in the School of Journalism and Graphic Communication, and a…MORE

Former Congressman Ron Dellums Dead At 82

Former Congressman Ron Dellums Dead At 82

7-31-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY-   SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Ron Dellums, a fiery anti-war activist who championed social justice as Northern California’s first black congressman, died Monday from cancer, according to a longtime adviser. He was 82. Dellums died at his home in Washington. A former Marine who got his start in politics on the City…MORE

Body Found In Mediterranean Near Where UK Student Went Missing

Body Found In Mediterranean Near Where UK Student Went Missing

7-30-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY-   According to the University of Kentucky, a student studying abroad this summer in the Middle East has gone missing. TeNiya Nora Jones, a 19-year-old sophomore from Ft. Myers, Fla., was swimming in the Mediterranean Sea Saturday evening in Tel Aviv, Israel with two other students. According to WKYT, the students got…MORE

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LATTO GETS CALLED OUT AND DELIVERS!

LATTO GETS CALLED OUT AND DELIVERS!

Latto was big-timing on social media, and a fan called her out for it. Latto posted on X, “My fav thing about being rich is going out to eat damn near every day & ordering wtvr tf I got a taste for.” The fan replied, “Not rn Latto. Pls. It’s rent szn.” After realizing there…

DIDDY’S HOMES RAIDED

DIDDY’S HOMES RAIDED

Diddy is in the crosshairs of law enforcement on both coasts. Federal agents have descended on his Beverly Hills home and his home in Miami. These raids happened on Monday afternoon around 4 pm ET. Law enforcement were seen walking through the house with guns drawn and there are people being questioned in the front…

BRUNO MARS IS $50 MILLION IN DEBT

BRUNO MARS IS $50 MILLION IN DEBT

Someone needs to pull Bruno Mars out of the casino. According to NewsNation, Mars owes MGM Las Vegas some serious loot from gambling debts. An insider said, “He owed millions to the MGM,” and “(MGM) basically own him.” The debt allegedly got up to $50 million at one point. It seems Mars’ weakness was at…

MIKE TYSON IS GETTING BACK IN THE RING

MIKE TYSON IS GETTING BACK IN THE RING

Jake Paul is set to fight former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson in a boxing match that will be live-streamed on Netflix. The bout is scheduled to take place on July 20 at the AT&T Stadium in Texas and will be available to all Netflix subscribers. Jake Paul says, “My sights are set on becoming a…