Come and join the Volunteer State Mass Choir tonight for their spring concert. Special guests include: Renee Craig Jesse Mitchell Juan Santiago & Uninhabited Praise April 30, 2017 6:00pm Kanye Ave M.B. Church 1025 12th Ave South Nashville, TN Your host will be Connie Denell Tickets are $8 at the door! For more information call…… MORE
Minnesota Man Sentenced To 15 Years For Shooting Black Protesters
4-27-2017-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A white Minnesota man who was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison Wednesday for shooting and wounding five black protesters said he’ll live with the consequences of his actions for the rest of his life, but stopped short of apologizing. Allen Scarsella’s sentence of 15 years and…… MORE
NYC House Fire Kills 5, Including 3 Children
4-24-2017-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- NEW YORK (AP) — Investigators are scouring for clues about what sparked a deadly, fast-moving house fire that killed five people, including three children, on a sunny spring afternoon. The fire broke out Sunday afternoon, on a street full of single-family homes in the middle class neighborhood of Queens Village, a…… MORE
K. Michelle blasts Loni Love and Angela Yee!!
K. Michelle has always been one of the girls from the reality TV scene that’s ready to rumble when it comes to throwing shade and some of the hosts of “The Real” got a reminder of that this week when K. Michelle blasted Loni Love and Angela Lee over a recent segment about Yee and…… MORE
JAMES FORTUNE Returns With New Album “DEAR FUTURE ME
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“Money Matters” Financial Empowerment Series
“Money Matters” Financial Empowerment Series In celebration of National Financial Literacy Month in April, Regions Bank is teaming up with The Equity Alliance and five other African-American community organizations to host a Financial Empowerment Series focused on teaching financial principles that put Nashvillians on a path to financial independence. The first of four community workshops…… MORE
Dog’s Day at The Hermitage
The community is invited to bring their favorite canines and enjoy a Dog’s Day at The Hermitage, as the historic grounds and nature trails are opened to dogs and their families for the first time. Enjoy the preserved woods and historic landscapes with your family and then stop by the festival area for animal-friendly vendors,…… MORE
Richard Simmons Covers Himself as He’s Photographed for the First Time in 3 Years
Richard Simmons- GREGG DEGUIRE/WIREIMAGE Reclusive exercise guru Richard Simmons has returned home after receiving treatment for severe indigestion earlier this week, but covered his face to elude the paparazzi at his California mansion. With photographers waiting outside his home Thursday, Simmons returned, but kept a blanket over his head to shield himself from the cameras. In addition,…… MORE
A Creative Collaboration
By Daniel Kreps Faith Evans has unveiled the video for “Legacy,” the latest cut off her “duet album” The King & I with her late husband The Notorious B.I.G. The video features archival footage of the legendary rapper alongside Evans singing “Legacy” at some of the Brooklyn landmarks Biggie frequented. “If there were a title…… MORE
New York Judge’s Death Now Being Investigated As Suspicious
4-21-2017-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- If you thought the possible suicide of a New York judge seemed suspicious last week, you may be right. Now the NYPD thinks so, too. Sheila Abdus-Salaam, 65, was the first Black female judge to the New York Court of Appeals. She was found dead last week in the Hudson River,…… 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,…