Michelle Obama, Celebrities To Honor Kids Heading To College

5-3-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Michelle Obama will be joined by a lineup of celebrities when she honors Philadelphia students for their pursuit of a college education or career in the military at College Signing Day. Wednesday’s event in Philadelphia is the fifth College Signing Day she’s hosted. A long list of celebrities is…MORE

City Of Seattle To Reverse Marijuana Convictions

5-1-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORIES-   In 2012, the state of Washington legalized the use of marijuana making it recreational and accessible to almost everyone. The city of Seattle has decided to reverse past marijuana convictions between 1996 and 2010 that would help 542 people since the city has legalized the use according to the NY Daily News. “A…MORE

Waffle House Shooting Victim DeEbony Groves Sang ‘Jesus Loves Me’ Before Gunfire

4-30-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY-   One of the victims in last Sunday’s Waffle House shooting was singing “Jesus Loves Me” moments before a gunman entered the restaurant and shot her to death, along with three others. Mourners at Saturday’s funeral service for DeEbony Groves, 21, said her last moments reflected the life she lived. The senior…MORE

T-MOBILE AND SPRINT MERGE

And then there were three: Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile. The latter has merged with Sprint, combining the third and fourth wireless service providers in the nation and leaving just 3 major phone carriers. The combined company will take on the name T-Mobile and be a huge competitor to the other two carriers. The company will…MORE

Bill Cosby Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Andrea Constand

4-27-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY-   NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby was convicted Thursday of drugging and molesting a woman in the first big celebrity trial of the #MeToo era, completing the spectacular late-life downfall of a comedian who broke racial barriers in Hollywood on his way to TV superstardom as America’s Dad. Cosby, 80, could…MORE

Tennessee School Employee Drags Student Off A Bus By His Leg

4-26-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY-   A Tennessee school employee at Robert R. Church Elementary has been removed from his duties for dragging a 7-year-old Black boy off a bus by his ankle. A video recorded by a fellow student on the bus shows the little boy screaming and crying out for his mother as he was being dragged off according…MORE

Alabama Woman Arrested In A Waffle House Over Plastic Utensils

4-24-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY-   An Alabama woman was wrestled to the ground and handcuffed inside a Waffle House over plastic utensils. Chikesia Clemons, 25, and her friend Canita Adams placed an order at a Waffle House in Mobile, Alabama April 22, according to The Root. When Clemons asked for utensils an employee told her that she’d be charged 50 cents in addition…MORE

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SNOOP DOGG’S BIOPIC COMING TO THE BIG SCREEN

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

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 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 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,…