Join the 100 Black Men of Middle Tennessee as they celebrate 25 years serving young black men in our Middle Tennessee community. May 13th at the Cannery Ballroom, it’s a special pre-gala party with DJ Biz Markie! All proceeds go directly to support the 100 KINGS program. Doors open at 9:00pm at Cannery Ballroom, 1 Cannery Row 3-hour full…… MORE
Michelle Obama-Named Public Schools Sprout Up Around the Country
4-8-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- You know you’ve made your mark in the world when public schools are named after you. Such is the case with First Lady Michelle Obama, who finds herself with public schools being named after her. Clutch cites various schools who have changed their names to honor President Barack Obama’s better half. Among…… MORE
R&B Singer-Songwriter Leon Haywood Dies At 74
4-7-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- LOS ANGELES (AP) — Leon Haywood, the silky smooth R&B singer-songwriter and producer whose 1975 single “I Want’a Do Something Freaky to You” was famously sampled by Dr. Dre and others, has died. He was 74. Haywood’s godson Darnell “OG Cuicide” Price said he died in his sleep Tuesday in Los Angeles.…… MORE
Woman Accuses Vince Young of Drunken Physical Assault
4-6-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- A woman is suing former NFL quarterback Vince Young for allegedly assaulting her during a drunken March Madness road trip two years ago, reports TMZ. Tiffany Cayo says in 2014, she and Vince were riding in the same vehicle on their way back from a NCAA Tournament when he reached over and…… MORE
New Orleans Couple Shot While Newborn Laid Next To Them
4-5-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- According to police, a New Orleans couple were fatally shot while their newborn laid next to them asleep. The New York Daily News reports: Dawn Scott, 28, and her boyfriend Raynell Kimbrough, 31, were found in their home Monday morning after receiving multiple gunshots, with family left guessing at what could have…… MORE
Professor At Alabama A&M Fired Over Sex Tape With Students
4-4-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- After Edward Jones, a tenured professor of 20 years at Alabama A&M University, filed a lawsuit against the school with the intention of bringing certain administrative concerns to light; and the school, in turn, started termination proceedings against him, an irrefutable sex tape of Jones was stumbled upon in the process. If…… MORE
Katt Williams Granted $500 Bond After Fight With Teen
4-1-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A lawyer for Katt Williams says the comedian has been granted bond. Williams was jailed in Georgia following his arrest Wednesday. Police say the 44-year-old Williams and 17-year-old Luke Wash are charged with disorderly conduct after fighting at a Gainesville apartment complex. Wash is charged as an adult.…… MORE
Trump Says Women Who Have Abortions Should Be Punished
3-31-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Frustrated Republicans grappled with new fears about Donald Trump’s impact on their party Wednesday, as the billionaire businessman’s campaign rivals targeted his punitive plan for fighting abortion and extraordinary defense of his campaign manager, who police say assaulted a female reporter. Concern rippled through Republican circles nationwide, yet…… MORE
Seven Arrested In Murder Of Georgia Lottery Winner
3-30-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY For some people, winning the lottery is the break of a lifetime. For others, its a tragedy. That was the sad case for Craigory Burch, Jr. who was killed in January of this year after winning almost $500,000 in the Georgia State Lottery. Burch was shot in front of his girlfriend after…… MORE
Lil Wayne Suing Universal Music Group
After Universal Music Group began settling debts with Birdman and Cash Money Records, Weezy had his lawyers sue the label for cutting checks to the wrong people. Wayne says Universal is using money that should go to him to instead recoup a $100 million advance given to Birdman’s Cash Money years ago. While the $40 million figure…… MORE
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SNOOP DOGG’S BIOPIC COMING TO THE BIG SCREEN
Snoop Dogg, the West Coast rap icon turned cultural mainstay, is officially bringing his life story to the big screen. Read more about Snoop’s upcoming biopic, film and TV deal with Universal inside. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Doggfather has signed a multi-year first-look deal with NBCUniversal through his Death Row Pictures banner, solidifying a…
SNOOP AND NBC
NBC is going from being the Peacock network to the Canine network after inking a new deal with Snoop Dogg. Snoop’s Death Row Pictures has inked a multi-year creative partnership with NBC Universal. Part of the deal will bring him back to The Voice next season, and he’ll continue his cross-platform appearances, like he did…
SHANNON SHARPE ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT
Shannon Sharpe is being accused of sexual assault and battery. A civil lawsuit filed in Nevada by Jane Doe says she and Sharpe were in a “rocky consensual relationship” for almost two years. The woman claims that Sharpe recorded their sexual relations without her permission. Jane Doe said the infamous live stream where Sharpe allegedly…
SZA HAS A NEW MAKE UP LINE
SZA‘s new business venture is Not Beauty — literally. She just launched a new cosmetic line under the label. Fans at Grand National Tour stops this weekend were the first to get their hands on products from the new line. The initial offering includes a trio of lip glosses, called In the Flesh, Strawberry Jelly and Quartz,…