3-5-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- LOS ANGELES (AP) — A sense of change was palpable at the 90th Academy Awards as Hollywood sought to confront the post-Harvey Weinstein era and pivot to a vision of a more inclusive movie business. The ceremony Sunday at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles was punctuated by political speeches and…… MORE
COLUMBUS SHORT SENTENCED TO JAIL TIME FOR HITTING WIFE
Actor and dancer Columbus Short was recently given a year in jail for hitting his wife back in November and violating his probation. Initially he was given 36 months of probation and domestic violence education classes. Short was also on probation from an incident in 2014 where he struck a man and left him unconscious,…… MORE
Nominees are Winners Too
To prove that the actors who receive nominations in the most coveted honor in Hollywood leave the venue with more than they arrived with, Harper’s Bazaar has revealed the immensely pricey gift bags that the nominees receive — we’re talking $100,000, each! The site reports that while there is not an “official Oscars gift bag,” the marketing…… MORE
Armed Teacher Meltdown At Georgia School Ignites Debate
3-2-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- ATLANTA (AP) — Police say they don’t know why a popular teacher allegedly fired a handgun inside his classroom, causing a chaotic lockdown and evacuation of his Georgia high school. But it immediately pierced the national debate over whether educators should be armed. As officers arrested Dalton High School social studies teacher…… MORE
Dick’s Sporting Goods To Stop Selling Assault Rifles
3-1-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- NEW YORK (AP) — Dick’s Sporting Goods will immediately halt sales of assault-style rifles and high-capacity magazines at all of its stores and ban the sale of all guns to anyone under 21. The announcement Wednesday comes as students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, return to class…… MORE
Florida Students Return To School After Mass Shooting
2-28-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Students and teachers passed through tight security cordons of dozens of officers as classes resumed Wednesday for the first time since a troubled teenager with an AR-15 killed 17 people, thrusting them into the center of the nation’s gun debate. The armed police, designed to make Marjory…… MORE
Stevie Wonder! His Sound, His Sight, His Message
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Bill Cosby’s Daughter Dies In Massachusetts
2-27-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- BOSTON (AP) — A spokesman for Bill Cosby says the comedian’s 44-year-old daughter Ensa Cosby died Friday in Massachusetts. A spokesman for the entertainer, Andrew Wyatt, confirmed Monday that Ensa Cosby died from renal disease but provided no other details. In a statement, Wyatt asked for prayers for the Cosby family…… MORE
Motivational Monday’s
“If you are not willing to risk the usual you will have to settle for the ordinary”-Jim Rohn Sometimes you have to take risk or sacrifice things in order to succeed. If you don’t take a risk then you will not see any results. A lot of people sacrifice many things to get where they…… MORE
Michelle Obama’s Memoir Is Coming In November
2-26-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- NEW YORK (AP) — Michelle Obama‘s memoir, one of the most highly anticipated books in recent years, is coming out Nov. 13. The former first lady tweeted Sunday that the book, to come out a week after the 2018 midterm elections, is called “Becoming.” By Sunday night, her memoir was 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…