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
Did Russian President Putin Refer To Obama As The ‘N’ Word?
3-19-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- Via Richard Prince’s Journal-isms) – Russian President Vladimir Putin was so contemptuous of Barack Obama that Putin’s aides, if not Putin himself, would refer to the United States’ first Black president using the N-word, according to a just-released book by two investigative reporters. Michael Isikoff, now chief investigative correspondent for Yahoo News, and David Corn, Washington bureau…… MORE
Lifetime Ladies
LIFETIME ANNOUNCES PRODUCTION DEALS WITH QUEEN LATIFAH & TONI BRAXTON *Lifetime has inked major production deals with both Queen Latifah and Toni Braxton, the network announced Thursday as part of its upfront presentation. Photo: Queen Latifah (L) and Toni Braxton at the 2018 A+E Upfront on March 15, 2018 in New York City (Getty Images) Under Latifah’s deal,…… MORE
92Q Easter Egg Hunt Schedule
March 24 The 15th Annual Egg Hunt !! When: March 24, 2018 Time: 10:00am to 2:00pm Where: Southeast Nashville Commons at the Crossings Library/Community Center 5260 Hickory Hollow Parkway Bags for the Egg Hunt will be provided Click Here for more on the 15th Annual Southeast Easter Egg Hunt March 25 First Baptist Goodlettsville…… MORE
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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…
ANOTHER RECORD FOR SZA AND KENDRICK
Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s Grand National Tour brought in some serious cash. Billboard reports that Grand National is the highest-grossing co-headlining tour ever. The outing has grossed $254.6 million with 1.1 million tickets sold from 23 shows. By comparison, JAY-Z and Beyoncé‘s On the Run II Tour is the only other joint tour to hit…
LEBRON JAMES IS NOT RETIRING
LeBron James, 40, isn’t ready to retire yet. King James is staying with the Los Angeles Lakers for another season and he’s set to head into his 23rd NBA season. He’s been playing for the Lakers since 2018 and he won an NBA Championship with the team in 2020. Now, he’s hoping for another one…