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
Board Recommends Bill Cosby Be Classified As Dangerous Predator
7-25-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- A Pennsylvania board recommended Bill Cosby be classified as a sexually violent predator, which would require the former TV star to attend at least monthly sex offender counseling — in prison and out — and police to post warning flyers throughout his neighborhood whenever he is freed. It is now up…… MORE
Suspect Arrested In Oakland Subway Attack On Two Sisters That Left One Dead
7-24-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- The wounded sister of an 18-year-old woman fatally stabbed in the neck while transferring trains said they were “blindsided by a maniac.” Lahtifa Wilson, 26, said that she, her baby sister Nia and a third sister had been returning from a family outing when they were attacked by a man. “I…… MORE
Man Won’t Face Charges After Shooting Father In Florida Parking Lot
7-23-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- The man who shot and killed Markeis McGlockton in a Circle A parking lot will not be charged because of Florida’s “stand your ground” law. This announcement sparked a protest on Sunday in the parking lot where the incident took place. According to USA Today, it all started when Markeis McGlockton’s girlfriend drove…… MORE
CeCe Peniston LIVE from HMH Stage 17! [Exclusive Video]
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MONTELL JORDAN REVEALS CANCER DIAGNOSIS
Montell Jordan has revealed that the prostate cancer that he recovered from has now returned. Jordan has already had his prostate removed and said even though it was removed, he still needs to go back and have treatments because it’s been detected that there is still cancer. He called the situation ‘alarming’, but is also…
TEYANA TAYLOR TO HAVE THROAT SURGERY
Teyana Taylor told her fans that she needs to have emergency throat surgery. In her IG Story posted on Wednesday, Taylor said her doctor found a non-cancerous growth on one of her vocal cords. Taylor said she had been dealing with voice problems and some discomfort for a while. She’s glad that doctors caught the…
MEGAN THEE STALLION TO HOST NEW SERIES
Megan Thee Stallion just added a couple more titles to her resume. The Hot Girl Coach is slated to star in a new K-pop competition series for Apple TV+ alongside Psy. It’s called KPopped. The concept is simple — Western artists team up with K-pop stars to reimagine some of their hits. The Western artists…
DIDDY WANTS OUT OF JAIL BEFORE SENTENCING
Attorneys for Sean “Diddy” Combs are trying to get their client released before his October sentencing. On Tuesday, Diddy’s lawyers petitioned Judge Arun Subramanian to release Combs on a $50 million bond and allow him to live in his Miami mansion. Combs is currently awaiting sentencing in Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center. Earlier this month, Combs…