James Shaw Jr. was about to enjoy breakfast with his friend, when Travis Reinking entered the Waffle House on Murfreesboro Road and opened fire. Shaw said he felt like fish in a barrel, because there was nowhere to go. He ran for the bathroom and Reinking fired in his direction, grazing him in the arm.…… MORE
8 SHOT, 4 CONFIRMED DEAD IN ANTIOCH WAFFLE HOUSE SHOOTING
Four people lost their lives today and one is in critical condition when a semi-nude gunman in a green trench coat entered the Waffle House on Mufreesboro Road and opened fire. The gunman, now identified as Travis Reinking, initially shot two people before entering the building and then opened fire inside the restaurant. This gun…… MORE
Men Arrested At Starbucks Say They Feared For Their Lives
4-20-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rashon Nelson initially brushed it off when the Starbucks manager told him he couldn’t use the restroom because he wasn’t a paying customer. He thought nothing of it when he and his business partner, Donte Robinson, were approached at their table and were asked if they needed help.…… MORE
Black Man Gunned Down By Police At A California Walmart
4-19-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- 30 bullets entered the body of a 26-year-old Black man in California Walmart parking lot on April 5. Diante Yarber sat in his car at the parking lot when police officers arrived at the store according to Vox via a press release. Officers were called in after getting reports of a “suspicious vehicle” and tried to give a traffic stop.…… MORE
Starbucks Will Close 8,000 Stores To Do Bias Training; Hear The 911 Call That Started It All
4-18-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks, moving swiftly to confront a racially charged uproar over the arrest of two black men at one of its stores in Philadelphia, plans to close more than 8,000 U.S. stores for several hours next month to conduct racial-bias training for nearly 175,000 workers. How did a…… MORE
Judge Rules Jury Can Hear Bill Cosby’s Quaalude Testimony
4-17-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The jury at Bill Cosby‘s sexual assault trial can hear the comedian’s decade-old testimony about giving quaaludes to women before sex, a judge ruled Tuesday, handing the prosecution a key victory in its effort to portray him as a serial predator. Judge Steven O’Neill ruled that prosecutors…… MORE
STARBUCKS TO CLOSE ALL STORES MAY 29TH FOR RACIAL BIAS EDUCATION
Starbucks CEO, Kevin Johnson has decided to close all Starbucks locations the afternoon of May 29th for racial bias education. This comes on the heels of the arrest of two black men in Philadelphia for not purchasing anything, but were waiting for a friend in the store. Johnson called the arrests ‘reprehensible’ and offered to…… MORE
Are you hungry?
JOY JOT FOR YOUR JOURNEY “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.” – Rev. 3:20 There is nothing like a good meal. I purchased a Mexican meal from a restaurant…… MORE
STARBUCKS ISSUES APOLOGY AFTER ARREST OF TWO BLACK MEN GOES VIRAL
Police were called to a Philadelphia Starbucks after two men sat in the store without ordering anything. They were waiting on a friend to arrive and the friend arrived when police did, asking why the men were being arrested. Customers chimed in that the men did nothing but sit there, waiting. Once the story went…… MORE
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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,…