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
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
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
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
2-16-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY Multiple sources including MC Hammer and Minneapolis-based singer Jill Jones have confirmed via social media that Denise “Vanity” Matthews has died. She was reportedly 57 and had been battling a number of illnesses for the past several years. Matthews was best known for her work in Prince’s girl group, Vanity 6 for…… MORE
2-9-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders hope to emerge from New Hampshire’s primary Tuesday with their first wins of the 2016 presidential election, victories that would boost credibility for both of these breakout campaigns. Trump leads a Republican field that has been in flux in the final days of…… MORE
2-8-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- © Facebook Mackayla Dyer An 11-year-old Tennessee boy has been found guilty of fatally shooting an 8-year-old neighbour girl with a shotgun in a fight over puppies, and will spend the rest of his childhood in state custody, court documents showed on Saturday.Benjamin Tiller was found guilty early last week of first-degree…… MORE
2-4-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — NFL security leaders and top law enforcement officials say there is “no credible threat” to Super Bowl 50. Jeffrey Miller, NFL senior vice president of security, planned to walk the perimeter of Levi’s Stadium again Wednesday and he estimates it’s approximately three to four miles around the facility…… MORE
2-3-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Cam Newton wants any discussion of black quarterbacks in a Super Bowl put away. For good. Newton on Tuesday emphatically tried to lay to rest any relevance of an African-American quarterback appearing in the NFL’s championship game. During a series of questions by a media member that…… MORE
2-2-16-ERNIE ALLEN’S TOP STORY- DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders were locked in an improbably tight duel in Iowa’s leadoff presidential caucuses Monday as the two rivals offered Americans a stark choice between political pragmatism and revolution. Nine months after launching their campaigns, Clinton and Sanders faced Iowa voters in equally…… MORE
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…
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 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‘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,…