8-26-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- DURANT, Miss. (AP) — In the rural Mississippi community they served, two nuns found slain in their home “would do anything for anybody,” friends said. The women, both 68 and nurse practitioners, were found dead Thursday morning when they didn’t report to work at the nearby clinic where they provided flu…… MORE
Who is Sade??? If you didn’t know…
Born Helen Folasade Adu in Ibadan, Nigeria, about 50 miles from Lagos, Sade was the daughter of an African father and an English mother. She grew up in London while studying fashion design at St. Martin’s School of Art along with modeling. Adu grew up listening to Ray Charles, Nina Simone, Al Green, & Billie…… MORE
Deaf N.C. Man Shot By Police Was Afraid After Previous Encounters
8-25-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A deaf man shot to death by a North Carolina state trooper after a chase was scared of police after several misunderstandings with officers, his brother said Wednesday. Standing beside a memorial where his brother died near the family’s home, Sam Harris said police are all too…… MORE
Deaf Driver’s Shooting Death By Trooper Under Investigation
8-24-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina Highway Patrol is urging people not to jump to conclusions as state agents investigate how a deaf driver with a history of minor offenses ended up dead after leading a trooper on a 10-mile chase. The family of Daniel Kevin Harris said he was unarmed…… MORE
Louisiana Slowly Recovers After Historic Flooding
8-23-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) â Storm victims spill out of the waiting rooms, some clutching water-stained documents, others with the long stare of those stricken by disaster, each with a story of personal tragedy about the Louisiana flood’s devastation to their homes and their lives. The line for the makeshift Federal…… MORE
POWER (This Week Recap)
We’re more than halfway through the third season of Power and things are heating up in this week’s episode “The Right Decision.’ In fact, hard decisions must be made and Tommy (Joseph Sikora) and Ghost (Omari Hardwick) reunited, must make them. The first is taking out Lobos (Enrique Murciano) who has become their common…… MORE
After Vacation, Obama Returns To Busy Fall Schedule
8-22-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama returned from vacation Sunday, ready for a busy fall season and more battles with Congress over Zika funding, the federal budget and $400 million the administration paid Iran this year for the never-completed sale of military equipment. Obama is also expected to campaign doggedly throughout…… MORE
Dr. Bobby Jones and Music Matinee
Performances by: Bishop Kenneth Dupree & The Voices of Victory First Baptist South Inglewood Mass Choir Pastor San Franklin & The Kingdom Love Worship Center Choir Keesha Rainey The Tampa Boys Robert Horton & The Voices of Many Waters Special Guest: Melvin Williams Also we have our Haute Fashion Segment with The Diavontti Agency Honoring:…… MORE
House of Agape Reception
This is a fund raising reception to announce a Residential Program for males to reduce the recidivism rate in Davidson County. The community will have the opportunity to meet the Founder/CEO and the board. There will be plenty of great food, music and drinks provided. September 15 2016 5:30-7:30 915 Jefferson Street, Nashville, TN 37208…… MORE
ACTION Summit: Restoring Justice to the City
Action Summit: Restoring Justice in the City Keynote Speaker: Marian Wright Edelman, Founder & President of the Children’s Defense Fund September 30-October 1, 2016 The Cal Turner Program for Moral Leadership is pleased to host a conference addressing mass incarceration and fostering restorative justice. Join us at the Baptist World Center on Sept. 30–Oct 1,…… MORE
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Nick Cannon said the reason for having 12 children with six women in 14 years is trauma-based. Cannon attributed his behavior to childhood trauma. He said, “If I would have did the work and the healing … I probably would have took my time in a lot of other scenarios.” Cannon said his 2016 divorce…
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…