R&B singer Michel’le is next up to receive a biopic from Lifetime. The project, which is tentatively titled The Michel’le Story, will show fans her life behind-the-scenes and onstage as she became one of Ruthless Records’ platinum selling artists. Michel’le is best known for her powerhouse hits “No More LIes” and “Something in My Heart”…… MORE
Top 5 Reasons Why Random Chicks Are Winning…And YOU Are Not???
I get asked all the time for my opinion on why “thots” “H*E*”, “Randoms” or whatever you want to call them, always seem to have a man and doing pretty good, while you have a Masters Degree, your life together, and a host of other things that look amazing on a “Relationship Resume”, but your…… MORE
TV One Announces New Scripted Shows And Movies Including DeBarge Biopic
TV One Announces New Scripted Shows Including DeBarge Biopic | Black America Web If you remember the dramatic story of the DeBarge singing family from their Unsung episode, it should be no surprise that the network has decided to produce a DeBarge biopic. That’s just one of the scripted TV movies and shows that the…… MORE
The 5 Rs
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Restore, and Replenish Earth Day is an annual event, celebrated on April 22, on which day events worldwide are held to demonstrate support for environmental protection. It was first celebrated in 1970, and is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network and celebrated in more than 193 countries each year. (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Day)…… MORE
Prince’s Sister Thanks Fans; Obama Reacts; Music Sales Soar; and More
4-22-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- CHANHASSEN, Minn. (AP) — Prince could play guitar like Carlos Santana or Jimi Hendrix, sing like James Brown, turn out pop melodies worthy of Motown or lay down the deepest grooves this side of Sly and the Family Stone. But no one could mistake his sound for anyone but Prince. The dazzlingly…… MORE
Maxwell
Tickets go on sale for Maxwell Friday, April 22nd via Ticketmaster.com. Make sure to tune in all weekend long April 22nd-April 24th for a Maxwell winning weekend!… MORE
Superstar artist Prince has passed
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Prince Passes Away at Age 57
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and close friends of this music legend. … MORE
Treasury Official: Secretary Lew Has Decided To Put Harriet Tubman On $20 Bill
4-21-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. paper money is getting a historic makeover. Harriet Tubman, an African-American abolitionist born into slavery, will be the new face on the $20 bill. The leader of the Underground Railroad is replacing the portrait of Andrew Jackson, the nation’s seventh president and a slave owner, who is being…… MORE
Black Women Booted From Napa Valley Wine Train Settle Suit
4-20-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A group of mostly black women who filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the Napa Valley Wine Train have settled the case for an undisclosed amount. The group’s attorney, Waukeen McCoy, told the San Jose Mercury News on Monday the two parties reached a settlement last week. He…… 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,…