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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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…