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Parkland Teacher Arrested After His Gun Goes Off In A Public Restroom
4-13-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- Marjory Stoneman High School teacher, Sean Simpson, faces criminal charges after he left his loaded 9 mm Glock gun in a public restroom. Florida Local News 10 reports Simpson left his gun in a public bathroom that was found by a drunk homeless man who fired a shot according to the Broward Sheriff’s Department. Simpson,…… MORE
Obama’s Foundation Hopes To Create ‘A Million Young Barack Obamas’
4-12-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- Former President Barack Obama would like to create “a million young Barack Obamas” to run the next stage in the “relay race that is human progress,” the Washington Examiner reported. Obama made the comment Sunday at a conference in Japan while discussing the Obama Foundation’s work to help young people around…… MORE
Meet The Teen Accepted Into 19 Of The World’s Best Universities
4-11-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- It’s that time of year! College acceptances are rolling in and this brilliant teen was accepted into 19 of the world’s best universities. According to CNN, seventeen-year-old Nigerian-American student Oludamilola Oluwadara recently learned that Yale, Stanford, Columbia and the London School of Economics–to name a few–all want her to be part of…… MORE
Topless Protester Charges At Bill Cosby As Retrial Begins
4-10-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A topless protester with “Women’s Lives Matter” written on her body in red ink charged at Bill Cosby as he walked into a suburban Philadelphia courthouse Monday for the start of his sexual assault retrial. The woman jumped over a barricade and launched toward Cosby but was…… MORE
Target Settles Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Over Its Hiring Practices
3-9-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- Target settled a racial discrimination suit over its background check hiring process. The lawsuit highlights the unfair bias against Black job seekers with a criminal record, compared to Whites in the same situation. The retailer agreed on Thursday to pay $3.7 million in the class-action suit, which was brought on behalf of…… MORE
BLACK PANTHER BREAKS YET ANOTHER RECORD!
Black Panther is set to become the first movie shown in Saudi Arabia in 35 years! The country imposed a cinema ban 35 years ago and Black Panther will be the first movie shown in a new AMC branded theater on April 18th. This is a country that just legalized women driving in 2017, so…… MORE
Missing CDC Worker Drowned, No Foul Play Evidence
4-6-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY-2018 ATLANTA (AP) — An employee for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who was reported missing more than seven weeks ago was found drowned in a river not far from his house, with no sign of foul play, authorities said Thursday. Timothy Cunningham’s body was found Tuesday partially submerged in…… MORE
Cosby Jury Has Been Seated But Not Without Controversy
4-6-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A jury of seven men and five women — 10 of them white, two of them black — was seated Wednesday to decide Bill Cosby’s fate in the biggest celebrity trial of the #MeToo era, after a day marked by defense accusations of racial discrimination. Cosby’s lawyers…… MORE
Resilience, Resolve And Renewed Commitment To MLK’s Legacy
4-4-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Half a century ago, the enthusiastic crowd eager to hear from the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. roused him from his bed at the Lorraine Motel across town in a thunderstorm to Memphis’ Mason Temple Church of God in Christ. King’s words rang anew during the program…… MORE
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ANOTHER RECORD FOR SZA AND KENDRICK
Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s Grand National Tour brought in some serious cash. Billboard reports that Grand National is the highest-grossing co-headlining tour ever. The outing has grossed $254.6 million with 1.1 million tickets sold from 23 shows. By comparison, JAY-Z and Beyoncé‘s On the Run II Tour is the only other joint tour to hit…
LEBRON JAMES IS NOT RETIRING
LeBron James, 40, isn’t ready to retire yet. King James is staying with the Los Angeles Lakers for another season and he’s set to head into his 23rd NBA season. He’s been playing for the Lakers since 2018 and he won an NBA Championship with the team in 2020. Now, he’s hoping for another one…
SUPER BOWL HALFTIME PERFORMANCE RUMORS
We’re starting to hear loud rumblings about next year’s Super Bowl halftime show performer. The rumor going around is that Jay-Z will take the stage during the big game in San Francisco on February 8th, 2026. While we’re unable to confirm or deny at this point, it almost seemed inevitable that Hov would headline at…
PROSECUTION AND DEFENSE HAS RESTED IN DIDDY CASE
On Tuesday, both the prosecution and defense rested their cases in the Sean “Diddy” Combs trial. The prosecution finished presenting evidence, wrapping up nearly six weeks of testimony, videos, pictures, and documents. On the same day, Diddy’s defense team brought no witnesses to the stand and presented several pieces of evidence in the case. The…