3-28-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- An Ohio security guard at a Kroger grocery store is under fire from the community for body slamming a 16-year-old African-American girl he suspected of shoplifting. Complex reports that 32-year-old Tom Clingo can be seen on video, recorded by Tevin Ford, body slamming the girl. Yelling and screaming can be heard in the background as Clingo got on top of the…… MORE
Stormy Daniels Interview Brings ’60 Minutes’ Highest Ratings In A Decade
3-27-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- LOS ANGELES (AP) — An interview with Stormy Daniels delivered for “60 Minutes,” giving the long-running CBS news magazine its highest ratings in a decade. But the story wasn’t a slam dunk, either in the reaction it produced or getting on the air in the first place. An estimated 22 million…… MORE
Gun Control March Is Largest Youth Protest Since Vietnam
3-26-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- Burbank /Orlando Sentinel via AP) Charlie Goodman looked at the massive crowd around him, the largest youth-led protest in Washington since the Vietnam War era. He listened to people speak about toughening gun laws. They included some of his peers at the Florida high school who’ve sparked this movement, as well…… MORE
The Clown Prince Of Hip Hop!! Biz Markie
BIZ MARKIE CONTINUES TO DJ, MAKE TV AND MOVIE APPEARENCES, AND AND MORE. BIZ MARKIE DEFINATELY GOES ON MY LIST AS ONE OF THE GREATEST IN HIP HOP CULTURE! CHECK THE BLOG:… MORE
Protest Over Shooting Of Unarmed Black Man Overtakes Freeway
3-23-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Protesters decrying this week’s fatal shooting of an unarmed black man marched from Sacramento City Hall and onto a nearby freeway Thursday, disrupting rush hour traffic and holding signs with messages like “Sac PD: Stop killing us!” Hundreds of people rallied for Stephon Clark, a 22-year-old who…… MORE
NASHVILLE NATIVE LETICIA LANE FOUND AND THE NEWS IS NOT GOOD
Leticia Lane, the Nashville woman that has been missing for over a week, was found today. Her body was discovered in debris from a fire that originally occurred March 15th in a barn in Gallatin, Tennessee. She was found one day after the family members offered a $2500 reward in the case. Lane was last…… MORE
Unarmed Black Man Killed By Police In His Backyard
3-22-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- A 22-year-old Black man was gunned down by police in his backyard on Sunday night after Sacramento police mistook his cell phone for a weapon. Stephon Clark has been identified as the victim in a Sunday shooting that took place after officers were called to investigate a series of shattered car windows around…… MORE
QUEEN LATIFAH’S MOTHER, RITA OWENS, DIES
Rita Owens, beloved mother of singer/actress/talk show host Queen Latifah, passed away Wednesday after struggling with a heart condition for more than a decade. Heart failure is a chronic, progressive condition in which the heart is unable to pump blood efficiently enough to meet the body’s needs.Owens had a defibrillator implanted in her chest to…… MORE
Teen Shoots Girl In Maryland School, Killed In Confrontation
3-22-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- In Maryland, it wasn’t immediately clear whether the shooter took his own life or was killed by the officer’s bullet, St. Mary’s County Sheriff Tim Cameron said, though the officer was credited with preventing any more loss of life. Authorities didn’t release a motive, but said they believe the girl and…… MORE
Severe Storms Spawn Tornadoes, Damage Homes In Southeast US
3-20-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- ATLANTA (AP) — Severe storms that spawned tornadoes damaged homes and downed trees as they moved across the Southeast on Monday night. Forecasters warned that the storms could threaten more than 29 million people, raising the risk of powerful tornadoes, damaging winds and hail the size of tennis balls. Cities in…… MORE
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JELLY ROLL IS GOING TO THE WWE
Jelly Roll is about to become a professional wrestler. The artist will compete at WWE Summer Slam in a tag team match. Jelly Roll is teaming up with WWE legend Randy Orton to face social media sensation and former WWE Intercontinental Champion Logan Paul and WWE Superstar Drew McIntyre. The match came about after Jelly…
CONGRATULATIONS TO COCO JONES ON HER ENGAGEMENT
Singer Coco Jones and NBA star Donovan Mitchell are engaged. Jones posted an Instagram photo of herself and Mitchell, where she showed off her ring. The couple had been dating for about a year, but both of them kept things quiet. Jones revealed that she and Mitchell were dating on Club Shay Shay in March.
AKON’S CITY IS A BUST
Akon’s futuristic city in Senegal is not happening. The country has taken back the land for the multi-billion-dollar project, which was going to be called Akon City.Senegal will use the land for a resort built with private funding.Last year, Akon was given two weeks to start construction. After there was no movement, and Akon missed…
CRAIG ROBINSON LEAVING COMEDY
Craig Robinson is leaving comedy.In a recent post on Instagram, The Office actor shared that he’s giving up comedy to focus on “something bigger.”“Life update: I’m officially quitting comedy to focus on my true calling. Stay tuned. I’m working on something huge,” he wrote in the video caption.He teased what his next venture might be in a follow-up…