LYNN ELBER, AP BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Six months into the job as ABC Entertainment’s president,Channing Dungey said she’s clear about where she wants to see the “black-ish” and “Fresh Off the Boat” network go, including toward further diversity. ABC is “very proud that we reflect America authentically in all of its diversity, and…… MORE
Food & Funk Fest – August 20th
See Evelyn “Champagne” King, Stone City, Freddie Jackson, Atlantic Starr and Jeffrey Osborne at the Food & Funk Fest! Saturday, August 20th – Riverfront Park Gates open at 3pm. The Food and Funk Fest is a concert series that features soul food and an ever-changing lineup of some of funk and R&B’s best bands. Get…… MORE
White Virginia Cop Convicted Of Killing Unarmed Black Teen
8-5-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) — Prosecutors in Virginia won a rare conviction of a white former police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black teen suspected of shoplifting. But the guilty verdict Thursday was for voluntary manslaughter, a lesser charge than the original first-degree murder count. And the jury recommended a 2…… MORE
Alabama Board Denies Parole For Birmingham Church Bomber
8-4-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s parole board decided Wednesday against freeing a one-time Ku Klux Klansman convicted in a church bombing that killed four black girls more than 50 years ago. The decision to keep Thomas Edwin Blanton Jr., 78, imprisoned was met with applause at the hearing. Relatives of three…… MORE
President Obama Says Trump Unfit To Be President
8-3-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. presidential campaign. President Barack Obama says that Donald Trump is unfit to be president and “he keeps proving it.” Obama was speaking during a news conference with the prime minister of Singapore, who is visiting the White House. The president is challenging Republican…… MORE
Black Music Honors 2016
Black Music Honors: Celebrate the Soul Andrew Jackson Hall (TPAC) Nashville, TN – August 18, 2016 Door Open – 6pm | Show Taping – 7pm A 2-HOUR TELEVISION SPECIAL HONORING LEGENDARY AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTISTS WHO HAVE INFLUENCED AND MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO AMERICAN MUSIC. During the taping of the show, the following music icons will be…… MORE
Former NFL Player And Wife Shot To Death By Teenage Son
8-1-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- In Texas, a former NFL player and his wife were killed by their 16-year-old son early Friday morning in their Houston home, according to reports. Antonio Armstrong died at a Houston hospital on Friday, while his wife Dawn Armstrong, was reportedly killed in her bedroom earlier that night. Their son Anthony Armstrong,…… MORE
Get Better Soon Beenie.
Prayers Up: Beenie Man Suffering From Zika Virus and Dengue Fever Dancehall icon Beenie Man was set to perform in Toronto this weekend for the second night of Drake‘s OVO Fest 2016, but had to cancel at the last minute thanks to some scary news. Turns out, he has Zika virus — and that’s not all. Beenie Man…… MORE
Community Day
Come out and join First Baptist Church South Inglewood for their Community Day! Free Food, Games, Contests and Fun! Inflatable Bounce houses for kids and a Celebrity Dunk Tank! August 7, 2016 9:00am Free Event For more information call 615-262-2531 or email [email protected]… MORE
Community Walk
Local church group will host a community walk onAugust 13th at 8am at the Bi-Centennial Mall in Downtown Nashville. Nashville, TN—The news has become filled with civil unrest, acts of violence, words of hate, and division. Many people in the United States and around the world are left feeling confused and hopeless, without outlets for…… 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,…