Category Archives: Ernie Allen Blog

One Child Dead In Murder-Suicide At San Bernardino Elementary School

One Child Dead In Murder-Suicide At San Bernardino Elementary School

4-11-2017-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY-   Two adults and a child have been killed by a gunman who opened fire in a classroom at North Park Elementary School in San Bernardino, California on Monday at 10:30am in what’s being labeled a murder-suicide. Cedric Anderson, 53, opened fire on his estranged wife, Karen Smith with a large caliber…MORE

U.S. Launches Airstrikes Against Syria

U.S. Launches Airstrikes Against Syria

4-7-2017-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY-   WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States fired a barrage of cruise missiles into Syria Thursday night in retaliation for this week’s gruesome chemical weapons attack against civilians, U.S. officials said. It was the first direct American assault on the Syrian government and Donald Trump’s most dramatic military order since becoming president. …MORE

Trump’s Master Plan: Undoing Obama’s Legacy

Trump’s Master Plan: Undoing Obama’s Legacy

4-4-2017-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid the turmoil over staff shake-ups, blocked travel bans and the Russia cloud hanging overhead, President Donald Trump is steadily plugging away at a major piece of his agenda: Undoing Obama. From abortion to energy to climate change and personal investments, Trump is keeping his promises in methodically overturning…MORE

Chicago Teen Arrested For Gang Rape Streamed On Facebook Live

Chicago Teen Arrested For Gang Rape Streamed On Facebook Live

4-3-2017-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY-   A Chicago teen has been arrested in connection with the sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl that was streamed on Facebook Live. According to NBC News, Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi announced that the Chicago Police Department apprehended one juvenile offender and others are expected to be arrested as the probe…MORE

American Airlines Pilot Dies After Medical Episode On Flight

American Airlines Pilot Dies After Medical Episode On Flight

3-30-2017-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY-   ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An American Airlines pilot died after having a medical episode just before landing in Albuquerque. The Albuquerque Journal reports that the captain declared a medical emergency on flight 1353 a couple of minutes before landing at Albuquerque International Sunport on Wednesday evening. A spokesman for the airline…MORE

Bill O’Reilly Apologizes To Maxine Waters For ‘James Brown Wig’ Comment

Bill O’Reilly Apologizes To Maxine Waters For ‘James Brown Wig’ Comment

3-29-2017-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY-   Well, that was fast. Fox News pundit Bill O’Reilly, after a drumming on social media, quickly apologized for referring to Congresswoman Maxine Waters’ hair as a “James Brown wig.” He aptly called his comment dumb, reports The Hill: “As I have said many times, I respect Congresswoman Maxine Waters for being…MORE

Teens Made To Change Out Of Leggings To Board United Airlines Flight

Teens Made To Change Out Of Leggings To Board United Airlines Flight

3-28-2017-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY-   DENVER (AP) — Two teenage girls were barred by a gate agent from boarding a United Airlines flight from Denver to Minneapolis on Sunday because they were wearing leggings, according to a spokesman for the airline. The girls, whose ages were not specified, were not allowed onto the morning flight because they…MORE

Mayor Muriel Bowser Creates Task Force On Missing D.C. Teens

Mayor Muriel Bowser Creates Task Force On Missing D.C. Teens

3-27-2017-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY-   Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser announced on Friday that the city will dedicate more resources including a task force to help find missing youth in the District. This announcement was made amidst public outcry of the number of teenage girls—mostly Black and Latino—that have gone missing in the past few weeks. …MORE

Maxine Waters To Donald Trump: ‘Get Ready For Impeachment’

Maxine Waters To Donald Trump: ‘Get Ready For Impeachment’

3-23-2017-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- It’s not a secret that since the presidential campaign, Rep. Maxine Waters (D., Calif.) has been a perpetual thorn in Donald Trump’s side—a thorn that has no intention of loosening any time soon. She’s clearly in it to win it and doesn’t care how petty she has to be in order to get…MORE

N.J. Man Goes Viral After Stopping Teenage Fistfight

N.J. Man Goes Viral After Stopping Teenage Fistfight

3-22-2017-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY-   ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A video showing a man stopping a fight between two teenagers in New Jersey and refusing to leave until the boys shake hands has drawn millions of views and heaps of praise for his intervention. The video has been viewed more than 20 million times since…MORE

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SZA TIES WITH MICHAEL JACKSON

SZA TIES WITH MICHAEL JACKSON

SZA is feeling speechless after her album SOS managed to tie Michael Jackson’s classic Thriller. The two artists are officially tied at 79 total non-consecutive weeks spent in the Top 10 on the Billboard 200. According to Luminate, that’s the most for a Black artist. TMZ Hip-Hop caught up with SZA after her appearance on…

ANGIE STONE’S SALES SOAR!

ANGIE STONE’S SALES SOAR!

Angie Stone’s catalog received a hefty boost following her recent death. Billboard reports that Stone’s streams have increased by 1,300 percent to 8.4 million. Stone’s sales have risen by 10,700 percent. Her 1999 hit “No More Rain (In This Cloud)” got the biggest bump in listens. Stone died in a car accident in Alabama on…

AMBER ROSE NOT INVITED TO THE ‘FREAK OFF’?

AMBER ROSE NOT INVITED TO THE ‘FREAK OFF’?

Amber Rose has a big question about Diddy’s infamous “freak off” parties — where’s her invite? In a new Club Shay Shay interview, the taboo topic came up, when she told Shannon Sharpe, “I’ve been to every Puff party. I’ve been to every White Party since 2009. I’ve been to every party… If these freak…

TUPAC’S ACCUSED KILLER CLAIMS INNOCENCE

TUPAC’S ACCUSED KILLER CLAIMS INNOCENCE

The man accused of killing Tupac Shakur in 1996 is maintaining his innocence. Duane “Keffe D” Davis is currently in a Las Vegas jail awaiting trial for his alleged crime. He spoke to a local television station about his case. Davis said, “I did not do it. They don’t have nothing. And they know they…