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Category Archives: Ernie Allen Blog
Some Black Americans See Racial Comeuppance In Cosby Saga
9-27-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- PHILADELPHIA (AP) — After spending years building his persona as a model husband and father, Bill Cosby took an abrupt turn nearly 15 years ago with a now-infamous speech to an NAACP convention. He used his celebrity status to condemn poor African-Americans, chiding them to pull up their sagging pants, deriding…… MORE
Teacher Threatened Teen’s Grades If He Didn’t Have Sex With Her, Lawsuit Says
9-25-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- A South Carolina math teacher threatened a student’s good grades if he refused to have sex with her, according to a lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges Jennifer Danielle Olajire-Aro, 27, “used her age and position of authority” to persuade the student to have sex with her. The student, identified as “John Doe”…… MORE
Tiger Woods Is A Champion Again In Epic Comeback From Injury
9-24-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- ATLANTA (AP) — A comeback not even Tiger Woods saw coming a year ago. A chaotic celebration that golf hasn’t seen even in the best of times. Woods delivered the perfect ending to his amazing return from four back surgeries on Sunday with a performance that felt like the old days.…… MORE
Suge Knight Pleads Guilty To Manslaughter
9-21-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- LOS ANGELES (AP) — Averting a murder trial that had been nearly four years in coming, former rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight pleaded no contest Thursday to voluntary manslaughter for running over and killing a Compton businessman and agreed to serve nearly 30 years in prison. The Death Row Records co-founder…… MORE
Former President Jimmy Carter Campaigns For Stacey Abrams In Georgia
9-19-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia’s past and its potential future converged in the tiny town of Plains, as former President Jimmy Carter campaigned Tuesday alongside Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Stacey Abrams. Despite their starkly different biographies — he the 93-year-old peanut farmer who entered Deep South politics amid Jim Crow segregation, she the…… MORE
Buffalo Bills Player Retires…At Halftime Of Sunday’s Game
9-17-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- A Buffalo Bills player has made a move unprecedented in NFL history. During halftime at the team’s eventual loss to the L.A. Chargers, cornerback Vontae Davis decided to retire – but not from the game – from the league. ESPN reports: Buffalo Bills cornerback Vontae Davis abruptly retired at halftime of Sunday’s 31-20 loss…… MORE
Nike Stock Closes At An All-Time High In Aftermath Of Colin Kaepernick Ad Campaign
9-14-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- When Nike selected Colin Kaepernick to be the face of its “Just Do It” 30th-anniversary ad campaign, one analyst noted that the move proved the company knows its customer, and they would boost sales. Nearly two weeks after the ad provoked calls for boycotts, shares hit an all-time high, closing at $83.47 Thursday — an…… MORE
Exchange With Reporter Leads To Longtime ’60 Minutes’ Exec’s Firing
9-13-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- NEW YORK (AP) — CBS News on Wednesday fired “60 Minutes” top executive Jeff Fager, who has been under investigation following reports that he groped women at parties and tolerated an abusive workplace. The network news president, David Rhodes, said Fager’s firing was “not directly related” to the allegations against him,…… MORE
Hurricane Florence Likely To Hit Black Residents The Hardest
9-12-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- As communities along the Southeast coast brace for Hurricane Florence, African-American residents are likely to bear the brunt of the monstrous storm. Evacuations were underway on Monday in the Carolinas as the hurricane reached sustained winds of nearly 130 mph and were expected to reach 150 mph over the next 36 hours,…… MORE
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MISSY ELLIOTT IS IN SPACE
Missy Elliott has the honor of being the first rapper in space…sort of. Her song, “Super Dupa Fly (The Rain),” is the first rap track to be beamed into deep space. The transmission took place last week. NASA’s Deep Space Network was able to broadcast the song 158 million miles from Earth to Venus at…
DOCUMENTARY FOR PRINCE IS A NO-GO
Prince’s estate will not give approval to Netflix for a nine-hour documentary on the late superstar. The original deal was for a six-hour feature. Director Ezra Edelman’s completed version is three hours longer. Prince’s estate said the extra content violates the initial agreement made in 2018. Page Six reports that Netflix feels “confident a compromise…
CHRIS BROWN DOES IT AGAIN
Chris Brown’s success continues to impress. The singer recently hit a mark that no other singer has. Breezy became the first artist to have 50 top ten songs on Billboard’s Hot R&B Songs chart. The song that pushed Brown to the mark was Jeremih’s “Wait On It,” with features from Breezy and Bryson Tiller.
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Sexyy Red’s upcoming tour is in trouble. According to Touring Data, Sexyy’s has only sold 37.1 percent of tickets for her Sexyy Red 4 President tour. The tickets dropped to the general public on June 28th. There’s online speculation that the low sales could lead to Sexyy canceling some, if not all, of the 24…