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
MAN AWARDED $289 MILLION AFTER GETTING CANCER FROM ROUNDUP WEED KILLER
San Francisco jurors just ruled that that Roundup, the most popular weedkiller in the world, gave a former school groundskeeper terminal cancer. So they awarded him $289 million in damages — mostly to punish the agricultural company Monsanto. Dewayne Johnson’s victory Friday could set a massive precedent for thousands of other cases claiming Monsato’s famous…… MORE
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
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
APPLE’S WORTH SURPASSES THE TRILLION DOLLAR MARK
Apple has become America’s first trillion dollar company yesterday when their stock passed $207.05 and closed at $207.39, ending the day worth over a trillion dollars. And check this out: If you would have invested $10,000 when MAC launched in 1984, you’d have $3.8 million dollars! If you would have invested when Steve Jobs took…… MORE
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
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
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
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
BRANDY IS BOOMING!
R&B singer Brandy’s discography has been streamed 1.5 BILLION times on all digital platforms, making her the ONLY artist from the 90’s to achieve this! And she still looks like little Moesha!! Congratulations to Brandy! Making history and thangs!!… MORE
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SNOOP DOGG’S BIOPIC COMING TO THE BIG SCREEN
Snoop Dogg, the West Coast rap icon turned cultural mainstay, is officially bringing his life story to the big screen. Read more about Snoop’s upcoming biopic, film and TV deal with Universal inside. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Doggfather has signed a multi-year first-look deal with NBCUniversal through his Death Row Pictures banner, solidifying a…
SNOOP AND NBC
NBC is going from being the Peacock network to the Canine network after inking a new deal with Snoop Dogg. Snoop’s Death Row Pictures has inked a multi-year creative partnership with NBC Universal. Part of the deal will bring him back to The Voice next season, and he’ll continue his cross-platform appearances, like he did…
SHANNON SHARPE ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT
Shannon Sharpe is being accused of sexual assault and battery. A civil lawsuit filed in Nevada by Jane Doe says she and Sharpe were in a “rocky consensual relationship” for almost two years. The woman claims that Sharpe recorded their sexual relations without her permission. Jane Doe said the infamous live stream where Sharpe allegedly…
SZA HAS A NEW MAKE UP LINE
SZA‘s new business venture is Not Beauty — literally. She just launched a new cosmetic line under the label. Fans at Grand National Tour stops this weekend were the first to get their hands on products from the new line. The initial offering includes a trio of lip glosses, called In the Flesh, Strawberry Jelly and Quartz,…