Back After 68 Years: ☀️+🌕= The 1st Day of Summer 2016

It’s the first day of summer, but it is NOT the longest day Don’t make this common mistake today Jennifer Ketchmark Although heat and humidity have been here for weeks, your desktop calendar finally says “Summer Begins” on today’s square. It’s like a little celebration for the soul and the little kid inside us that…MORE

1 Year After Church Shooting, Much Is The Same In Charleston

6-20-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY-   CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The names of Confederate generals still adorn street signs in Charleston’s public housing projects, and a heroic waterfront statue dedicated to the Confederate Defenders of Charleston still faces Fort Sumter, where the first shots of the Civil War were fired. Just down from the Emanuel AME church…MORE

Father’s Day Musical

Join the Nashville’s Gospel Diva, Connie Denell, for the Jones Brothers CD Release, “Message Delivered.” Praise and worship will be The Jones Girls, Da Chozen Brothers, Donnie Darryl and The Joy Boyz, Free Spirit, and The Marable Twins. Come out and have a glorious time in the Lord! Fairfield Baptist Church 1004 S Dickerson Rd…MORE

If You Can’t Say Anything Nice…Prepare to Pay

Gilbert Arenas Wins $3M Defamation Lawsuit Against Ex-Laura Govan *Baby mommas are not winning at the moment — at least, not in the way they would prefer. First Ciara loses her custody battle with rapper Future. Chris Brown’s baby momma Nia Guzman recently had to take a backseat after a judge ruled in Brown’s favor…MORE

Sleep Well Prince Be

Attrell Cordes, better known as Prince Be of P.M. Dawn, died on Friday at the age of 46. The rapper died of renal kidney disease, according to PEOPLE. His body was recovered from his home in New Jersey. He is survived by three children and his wife Mary. Together with brother Jarrett Cordes, Attrell formed the…MORE

Judge Declines To Rule In Dispute Over MLK Bible, Nobel

6-17-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY-   ATLANTA (AP) — An ownership dispute over the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.‘s Nobel Peace Prize and traveling Bible is one step closer to trial. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney declined to rule Thursday in the dispute over the two items that has effectively pitted King’s two sons against…MORE

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SNOOP DOGG’S BIOPIC COMING TO THE BIG SCREEN

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

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 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 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,…