After-church gatherings are always a time of community bonding, social connection and fellowship. But is the food consumed during this time causing obesity among the Black population? Read MORE.… MORE
Men Wrongly Imprisoned For Murder Get Millions From Ohio
2-25-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two Ohio brothers who spent decades in prison for a murder they didn’t commit will receive millions in additional compensation from the Ohio Court of Claims. The court said Tuesday that 61-year-old Wiley Bridgeman will receive $2.4 million and 58-year-old Kwame Ajamu nearly $2 million for being wrongfully…… MORE
Black History Month Series: “Nashville’s Negro Political Banker”
“James (J.C.) Carroll Napier- Nashville’s Negro Political Banker” On June 9, 1845, James (J.C) Carroll Napier, was born a slave to William C. and Jane E. Napier in the western outskirts of Nashville, Tennessee. The family would earn their freedom when J.C. was just three years old in 1848. Napier attended a private school with…… MORE
Nashville Black Lives Matter Chapter Meeting Location Sparks Debate amidst 56th Nashville Sit-In Anniversary
A much needed conversation has been brewing in Music City during Black History Month. Recently, Nashville Public Library officials notified the Nashville Chapter of the Black Lives Matter movement on Wednesday, February 19, that they received complaints regarding the group’s policy on general body meetings. Ironically, all cancelled dates were in February during Black History…… MORE
106-Year-Old Woman: ‘A Black President With A Black Wife…Yaaaaasss!”
2-22-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- Virginia McLaurin’s excitement when she saw President Barack Obama in person for the first time can best be encapsulated in one word. “Heeeeeeeeeeey!” And with a shimmy and a shake, the 106-year-old woman opened her arms wide and gave the Leader of the Free World, a Black man, a huge hug. McLaurin…… MORE
Chris Tucker
Chris Tucker announced that he’s coming to Nashville’s Municipal Auditorium on May 20th. Tune in each day at 7:25pm with C Dub your chance to win a pair of tickets to his show! Christopher “Chris” Tucker is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing the role of Detective James Carter in…… MORE
Bankruptcy Judge Orders 50 Cent to Explain Instagram Posts Showing Stacks of Cash
Michael Kovac—Getty Images50 Cent in Los Angeles, on Oct. 26, 2015. He has repeatedly posted photos and videos on Instagram of large piles of cash Rapper 50 Cent has to show up in court to explain why he posted an Instagram of himself surrounded with cash just months after he filed for bankruptcy. Curtis J.…… MORE
Judge Rejects Plea Deal in Ex-NFL Star Sharper’s Rape Case
2-19-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’-TOP STORY- NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge rejected a plea deal Thursday in the rape case against former NFL star Darren Sharper, saying the nine-year sentence doesn’t reflect the seriousness of the alleged assaults against as many as 16 women. “This court cannot accept this plea agreement,” U.S. District Judge Jane Triche…… MORE
92Q Black History Series: “Nashville’s Jubilee Soprano”
“Georgia Minor Gordon Taylor- Nashville’s Jubilee Soprano” Born in the Black Athens of the South to a free “mulatto” mother and an enslaved father, Georgia Minor Gordon Taylor was born on April 22, 1855. The law of the land in Nashville back in 1855 permitted that children of free mothers were free. Therefore, Mercy…… MORE
Opening Statements Set in Long-Awaited ‘Grim Sleeper’ Trial
2-17-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than 30 years since the bodies of young women started turning up in alleyways and garbage bins in south Los Angeles, attorneys are set to give opening statements in the long-awaited “Grim Sleeper” trial on Tuesday. Lonnie Franklin Jr. has pleaded not guilty to killing nine women…… 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,…