7-25-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- A Pennsylvania board recommended Bill Cosby be classified as a sexually violent predator, which would require the former TV star to attend at least monthly sex offender counseling — in prison and out — and police to post warning flyers throughout his neighborhood whenever he is freed. It is now up…… MORE
7-24-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- The wounded sister of an 18-year-old woman fatally stabbed in the neck while transferring trains said they were “blindsided by a maniac.” Lahtifa Wilson, 26, said that she, her baby sister Nia and a third sister had been returning from a family outing when they were attacked by a man. “I…… MORE
7-23-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- The man who shot and killed Markeis McGlockton in a Circle A parking lot will not be charged because of Florida’s “stand your ground” law. This announcement sparked a protest on Sunday in the parking lot where the incident took place. According to USA Today, it all started when Markeis McGlockton’s girlfriend drove…… MORE
7-20-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- The former FLOTUS, today, launches When We All Vote, a new celeb-heavy, non-partisan voter registration initiative aimed at increasing voter registration rates in all 50 states ahead of the midterms. In 2014, more than 1/5th of eligible American citizens were not registered to vote, according to the Pew Charitable Trusts research…… MORE
7-19-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- A new museum may be built to pay homage to dozens of deceased Black prisoners who worked on plantations more than a century ago. A prisoners’ memorial was recently suggested after 94 sets of remains were discovered at an unmarked cemetery in Fort Bend County, Texas. “We’re trying to move forward…… MORE
7-18-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- Select Walmart stores have something special on their shelves this summer. For the first time, a 100 percent Black-owned bottled water product is being sold in three of its locations. According to Black Enterprise, Live Alkaline Water, created by Robert McCray and business partner Dr. Shayla Creer, can now be found in two Jacksonville, FL Walmarts…… MORE
7-17-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- HELSINKI (AP) — In an extraordinary embrace of a longtime U.S. enemy, President Donald Trump on Monday openly questioned his own intelligence agencies’ firm finding that Russia meddled in the 2016 U.S. election to his benefit, seeming to accept Russian President Vladimir Putin’s insistence that Moscow’s hands were clean. The reaction…… MORE
7-16-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- The black Tennessee woman who accused her doctor of calling her “Aunt Jemima” in the exam room is now suing the physician, a year after the allegations first made headlines. As previously reported, Lexi Carter went to her dermatologist Dr. James Turner last year when she said he called her a racially charged name. “I…… MORE
7-13-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- LONDON (AP) — Yes, this will be Serena Williams’ 10th Wimbledon final. Yes, it’s her 30th title match at any major. And, well, sure, she’s widely regarded as not just the best of her era, but any era. Let others shrug at this latest accomplishment, as if all it signified were…… MORE
7-12-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The federal government has reopened its investigation into the slaying of Emmett Till, the black teenager whose brutal killing in Mississippi shocked the world and helped inspire the civil rights movement more than 60 years ago. The Justice Department told Congress in a report in March it…… MORE
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…
All of us plant seeds. And the thing about those seeds is you never know where they will sprout or how much of a harvest they will manifest. Because Gail Hamilton Masondo was my mother, I know, for certain, that when she moved to Nashville, she had absolutely no idea of the kind mark that…
Jelly Roll is about to become a professional wrestler. The artist will compete at WWE Summer Slam in a tag team match. Jelly Roll is teaming up with WWE legend Randy Orton to face social media sensation and former WWE Intercontinental Champion Logan Paul and WWE Superstar Drew McIntyre. The match came about after Jelly…
Singer Coco Jones and NBA star Donovan Mitchell are engaged. Jones posted an Instagram photo of herself and Mitchell, where she showed off her ring. The couple had been dating for about a year, but both of them kept things quiet. Jones revealed that she and Mitchell were dating on Club Shay Shay in March.