12-20-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- President Barack Obama granted clemency to 231 individuals Monday, according to The White House. With POTUS continuing his mission to provide second chances before leaving office in January, he pardoned 78 and commuted 153 people. The dozens of individuals joined a list of hundreds, who will now have the opportunity to live…… MORE
Boy, 3, Out Shopping With Grandma Dies In Road Rage Shooting
12-19-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A 3-year-old boy being taken on a shopping trip by his grandmother was killed in a road rage shooting when a driver opened fire on the grandmother’s car because he thought she “wasn’t moving fast enough at a stop sign,” police said. The boy and his grandmother…… MORE
Rare Plant Named After Rock Guitarist Jimi Hendrix
SAN DIEGO (AP) — California researchers have named a newly discovered rare plant after Jimi Hendrix. The plant, found in Baja California, Mexico, has been christened Dudleya hendrixii , or “Hendrix’s liveforever.” Liveforevers are a kind of succulent with enormous lifespans. This one is a stalky plant less than a foot tall with pinkish-white flowers…… MORE
Colorado School District Votes To Allow Teachers To Carry In School
12-15-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- DENVER (AP) — A rural Colorado school district decided Wednesday night to allow its teachers and other school staff to carry guns on campus to protect students. The Hanover School District 28 board voted 3-2 to allow school employees to volunteer to be armed on the job after undergoing training. The…… MORE
Former Philadelphia Congressman Sentenced To Ten Years
12-13-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah was sentenced Monday to a 10-year prison term by a judge who said he was “astonished” that a veteran legislator would steal government and charity funds to pay his son’s debts and buy a vacation home. Fattah, a Democrat who was born into a…… MORE
CIA Says Russia Helped Donald Trump In U.S. Presidential Election
12-12-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S TOP STORY- While President Obama announced on Friday that he was ordered a full probe into Russian election hackers, a recent eye-opening Washington Post report says that in a secret assessment conducted in September, the CIA concluded that Russia did intervene in the 2016 election to help Donald Trump win the presidency over…… MORE
Madonna’s got Michael and Prince fans HOT!!!!
Madonna Angers Michael Jackson & Prince Fans: ‘All Of Your Faves Are Dead & I’m Still Standing’ [Video] Billboard may have honored Madonna tonight as their ‘Woman of the Year’ at this year’s ‘Women in Music’ event, but the Queen of Pop is certainly receiving a royal dragging after her controversial acceptance speech. The Grammy-winning…… MORE
Victoria’s Secret Apologizes to Customer Booted During ‘Shopping While Black’ Incident
Victoria’s Secret has apologized to a woman who was asked to leave the store. (Photo: Getty Images) A woman shopping at a Victoria’s Secret in the Quintard Mall in Oxford, Ala., says she was shocked and dismayed to be asked to leave the store. Traveling nurse Kimberly Houzah says she and a second black shopper were made to…… MORE
Do what now?? Apollo from RHOA makes engagement ring from jail!??
Ok, now ladies…can we get in #Formation PLEASE!!! Is this what we accept in 2016? We actually post it on social media too? Not embarrassed, not even a lil bit? These are just some of my querstions. lol Apollo Nida Makes Prison Engagement Ring For Fiancée! As OKmagazine.com reported, Apollo recently got engaged to a New…… MORE
Health & Prayer Forum
A health forum in conjunction with Meharry Hospital and Community Health & Educational Network (CHEN) to deal with health disparities, their will health providers to give diabetes screenings, blood pressure checks and information concerning breast examines and mammographs. Lunch will be provided. December 10 2016 10:00-1:00pm TSU Avon Williams Campus 330 10th Avenue North, Nashville,…… MORE
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CLIPSE IS THE FIRST TO PERFORM AT THE VATICAN
Over the weekend, Clipse became the first rap group to perform at the Vatican. Pusha T and No Malice took the stage with John Legend at St. Peter’s Square on Saturday during the Grace for the World concert. Clipse performed the emotional “The Birds Don’t Sing” off Let God Sort Em Out. Pharrell Williams was…
MONTELL JORDAN REVEALS CANCER DIAGNOSIS
Montell Jordan has revealed that the prostate cancer that he recovered from has now returned. Jordan has already had his prostate removed and said even though it was removed, he still needs to go back and have treatments because it’s been detected that there is still cancer. He called the situation ‘alarming’, but is also…
TEYANA TAYLOR TO HAVE THROAT SURGERY
Teyana Taylor told her fans that she needs to have emergency throat surgery. In her IG Story posted on Wednesday, Taylor said her doctor found a non-cancerous growth on one of her vocal cords. Taylor said she had been dealing with voice problems and some discomfort for a while. She’s glad that doctors caught the…
MEGAN THEE STALLION TO HOST NEW SERIES
Megan Thee Stallion just added a couple more titles to her resume. The Hot Girl Coach is slated to star in a new K-pop competition series for Apple TV+ alongside Psy. It’s called KPopped. The concept is simple — Western artists team up with K-pop stars to reimagine some of their hits. The Western artists…