Fisk University will host its Sesquicentennial Scholarship Gala at the Music City Center on Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 7:00pm. GRAMMY® award winning recording artist Wynonna Judd and the renowned Fisk Jubilee Singers® will perform during the gala. Actress and Fisk Alumna Kym Whitley will serve as Mistress of Ceremony for the event. Pulitzer Prize…… MORE
First Baptist Church of East Nashville Annual Spring Tea
First Baptist Church of East Nashville will be celebrating its 150th anniversary. The missionaries will host their Annual Spring Tea ad Fashion Show, highlighting church hats. This event will be held April 24, 2016 4:00pm 601 Main Street Nashville, TN 37206 For more information contact Peggy Nesbit @ 615-865-3984 or contact Marva Wynn @ 615-415-1785…… MORE
Star Ruby Cotillion
Please congratulate the Debutantes of the The Star Ruby Cotillion sponsored by the Temple Church. Ten awesome young women of God will be presented to the Nashville community on Sat. 4/30, 6pm at the Millennium Maxwell House Hotel. Tickets are limited and can be purchased at the Temple Church office located at 3810 Kings Lane…… MORE
Kingdom Builders
Marpe’ Global Ministries is hosting “Kingdom Builders 2016” featuring Dr. L.M. Hunt of Melbourne, FL. Service dates and times are April 20-22, 2016 @ 7pm nightly ! Please come out and receive what God has for you! Date: April 20, 2016 Time: 7:00pm 165 Chaffin Place For more information call 615-203-5174… MORE
An Evening with Mike Huckabee
Come and join us on Thursday, April 28th for a family-friendly speech by one of Washington’s most influential conservatives, Governor Mike Huckabee. Individual tickets are $75.00 each for reserved seating ad $50.00 each for bleacher seating. Sponsorship Packages including engagement dinner with Gov. Huckabee are available. For more information call 615-893-0601 or email [email protected]… MORE
Suspect In Dismemberment Slaying Charged With Murder
4-14-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- SEATTLE (AP) — A man authorities say dismembered a mother of three in her suburban home and then dumped her body parts in a Seattle recycling bin was charged with first-degree murder. In addition to murder, John Charlton is also charged Wednesday with theft of a motor vehicle for allegedly taking 40-year-old…… MORE
CP Time? Joke Falls Short When It Comes From Politicians
4-13-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- The awkward, racially-charged joke by Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio about Black folks wasn’t funny. At least I didn’t find it funny. A few days ago, during New York City’s annual Inner Circle Dinner, Clinton, in a skit, teased de Blasio for his endorsement…… MORE
Radio Veteran Doug Banks Dies at 57
4-12-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- Radio and television veteran Doug Banks has died. He was 57. The cause of death has not been released, but there is speculation that his death was due to complications from diabetes. The Detroit native got his start doing local radio before eventually hosting his own syndicated radio show, The Doug Banks…… MORE
No Bobby Though???
An upcoming BET biopic may be the impetus for New Edition to end the 12-year (and counting) wait for a new album. The group’s Johnny Gill tells Billboard that plans are already afoot for some new New Edition material to accompany the film in 2017, most likely the vocal group’s first album since 2004’s One…… MORE
Nashville’s Largest Yard Sale
Nashville’s Largest Yard Sale is the perfect day to wrap up your spring cleaning! Gather all the items that are cluttering up your home and business and put it out for sale! If you’re a collector or homemaker or just curious, Nashville’s Largest Yard Sale offers a day of hawking gently-used goods and offering bargain…… 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,…