3-9-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- Target settled a racial discrimination suit over its background check hiring process. The lawsuit highlights the unfair bias against Black job seekers with a criminal record, compared to Whites in the same situation. The retailer agreed on Thursday to pay $3.7 million in the class-action suit, which was brought on behalf of…… MORE
BLACK PANTHER BREAKS YET ANOTHER RECORD!
Black Panther is set to become the first movie shown in Saudi Arabia in 35 years! The country imposed a cinema ban 35 years ago and Black Panther will be the first movie shown in a new AMC branded theater on April 18th. This is a country that just legalized women driving in 2017, so…… MORE
Missing CDC Worker Drowned, No Foul Play Evidence
4-6-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY-2018 ATLANTA (AP) — An employee for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who was reported missing more than seven weeks ago was found drowned in a river not far from his house, with no sign of foul play, authorities said Thursday. Timothy Cunningham’s body was found Tuesday partially submerged in…… MORE
Cosby Jury Has Been Seated But Not Without Controversy
4-6-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A jury of seven men and five women — 10 of them white, two of them black — was seated Wednesday to decide Bill Cosby’s fate in the biggest celebrity trial of the #MeToo era, after a day marked by defense accusations of racial discrimination. Cosby’s lawyers…… MORE
Resilience, Resolve And Renewed Commitment To MLK’s Legacy
4-4-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Half a century ago, the enthusiastic crowd eager to hear from the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. roused him from his bed at the Lorraine Motel across town in a thunderstorm to Memphis’ Mason Temple Church of God in Christ. King’s words rang anew during the program…… MORE
Howard University Protesters Enter Sixth Day Of Building Takeover
4-3-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- Howard University protesters continue to occupy an administration building for a fifth day in protests sparked by revelations that university employees had misappropriated financial aid money from 2007 to 2016. Students occupying the administration building have refused to leave until all nine of their demands are met, including the resignation of…… MORE
Apartheid Activist Winnie Mandela Dies At 81
4-2-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s state broadcaster says Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, prominent anti-apartheid activist and the ex-wife of Nelson Mandela, has died. She was 81. Madikizela-Mandela was married to Nelson Mandela from 1958 to 1996. Mandela was imprisoned throughout most of their marriage and Madikizela-Mandela’s own activism against the apartheid regime led…… MORE
Whoa….Not Janelle Monae!!!!
Has Janelle Monae lost her mind?? The Afrofuturist artist says “One of the things I’m trying to learn to do is let go.” Have you peeped her latest videos? She’s serving more than funk. Here’s one: Now when I first saw this particular video, it was (still is) a tough pill to swallow. It’s just…… MORE
Stephon Clark’s Brother Redirects Protest In Downtown Sacramento
3-30-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Hours after an emotional interruption at his brother’s funeral, Stevante Clark helped defuse tension in California’s capital city by asking protesters not to block thousands of fans from entering a downtown NBA arena for a third night. Police in riot gear stood waiting outside the Golden 1…… MORE
The Power of a Woman is meekness???
“I am woman, hear me roar! And I’m just too big to ignore!” – Helen Ready, Pop Artist I remember hearing that song and feeling like “FINALLY, someone recognizes my value as a young woman!” It only lasted a moment. Yup! Just a brief moment. Deep in my soul I could hear myself, asking…… MORE
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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…