Written by Diamond Alexis The ‘90s R&B sound is steady making a glorious reemergence for 2017, and R&B’s triple-threat girl group TLC is next up. As promised, two-thirds of the original triad, T-Boz and Chilli, will be releasing their final album following its funding from fans via a Kickstarter campaign. After raising around $430,000…… MORE
Aaron Hernandez suicide note to fiancée: ‘You’re rich’
Add another layer to the intrigue into the suicide of Aaron Hernandez. On Friday, the suicide note Hernandez left his fiancée, Shayanna Jenkins-Hernandez, became public via a court filing by Bristol County (Mass.) prosecutors. In it, Hernandez writes: Shay, You have always been my soul-mate and I want you to live life and know I’m…… MORE
Bounty Hunters Charged With Murder After Killing Wrong, Unarmed Man
5-4-2017-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Seven bounty hunters who descended on the wrong car outside a Wal-Mart have been indicted on first-degree murder charges in the killing of an unarmed man and the wounding of another, Tennessee police announced Wednesday. This combo of booking photos released by the Clarksville, Tenn., Police Department shows,…… MORE
Texas high school football team mourns player killed by police
5-2-2017-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- The grieving teenage boys gathered Monday at 8 a.m., an hour before class began on what should have been their first day of spring football practice at a school in a state where the gridiron brings people together. But instead of putting on pads and working out, they wept, they seethed and they…… MORE
Balch Springs, Texas Police Officer Fatally Shoots 15-Year-Old Boy
5-1-2017-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- A Balch Springs, Texas police officer fired at a vehicle Saturday night, killing 15-year-old Jordan Edwards the Dallas Morning News reports. According to the police, the officers involved were responding to a report about underage drinking. Balch Springs Police Chief Jonathan Haber said his officers heard gunshots, as the vehicle in which…… MORE
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VSMC Spring Concert
Come and join the Volunteer State Mass Choir tonight for their spring concert. Special guests include: Renee Craig Jesse Mitchell Juan Santiago & Uninhabited Praise April 30, 2017 6:00pm Kanye Ave M.B. Church 1025 12th Ave South Nashville, TN Your host will be Connie Denell Tickets are $8 at the door! For more information call…… MORE
Minnesota Man Sentenced To 15 Years For Shooting Black Protesters
4-27-2017-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A white Minnesota man who was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison Wednesday for shooting and wounding five black protesters said he’ll live with the consequences of his actions for the rest of his life, but stopped short of apologizing. Allen Scarsella’s sentence of 15 years and…… MORE
NYC House Fire Kills 5, Including 3 Children
4-24-2017-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- NEW YORK (AP) — Investigators are scouring for clues about what sparked a deadly, fast-moving house fire that killed five people, including three children, on a sunny spring afternoon. The fire broke out Sunday afternoon, on a street full of single-family homes in the middle class neighborhood of Queens Village, a…… MORE
K. Michelle blasts Loni Love and Angela Yee!!
K. Michelle has always been one of the girls from the reality TV scene that’s ready to rumble when it comes to throwing shade and some of the hosts of “The Real” got a reminder of that this week when K. Michelle blasted Loni Love and Angela Lee over a recent segment about Yee and…… 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…