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First Lady To Chat Via Skype With Girls Around The Globe

First Lady To Chat Via Skype With Girls Around The Globe

10-3-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- NEW YORK (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama will mark International Day of the Girl on Oct. 11 by Skyping with girls around the world about education challenges in their lives. The event is sponsored by Glamour magazine’s The Girl Project, which offers education help to more than 50 million girls worldwide.…MORE

Student Kills Father, Shoots Two Classmates And Teacher In South Carolina

Student Kills Father, Shoots Two Classmates And Teacher In South Carolina

9-29-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY-   TOWNVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A teenager killed his father at their home Wednesday before going to a nearby elementary school and opening fire with a handgun, wounding two students and a teacher, authorities said. The teen was apprehended within minutes of the school shooting in this rural town about 110 miles…MORE

Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump Battle Over Taxes, Race, In First Debate

Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump Battle Over Taxes, Race, In First Debate

9-27-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY-   HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — In a combative opening debate, Hillary Clinton emphatically denounced Donald Trump Monday night for keeping his personal tax returns and business dealings secret from voters and peddling a “racist lie” about President Barack Obama. Businessman Trump repeatedly cast Clinton as a “typical politician” as he sought to…MORE

The Obamas, Oprah Winfrey, Will Smith Open Smithsonian’s New African-American Museum

The Obamas, Oprah Winfrey, Will Smith Open Smithsonian’s New African-American Museum

9-26-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- It’s finally here! On Saturday, thousands flocked to Washington, D.C. to witness President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama helped open the Smithsonian’s new National Museum of African-American History and Culture. “This national museum helps to tell a richer and fuller story of who we are,” Obama told the crowd. “By knowing…MORE

TSU Mourns the Loss of Ed Temple

TSU Mourns the Loss of Ed Temple

9-23-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- Remembering the life of Legendary Track and Field Coach Ed Temple: Coach Temple passed away late Thursday evening at the age of 89. He led the Tigerbelles from 1953 to 1994 and served as head coach of the U.S. Olympics women’s teams in 1960 and 1964 and assistant coach in 1980. The life of…MORE

Black Leader Calls For Economic Boycott In Charlotte

Black Leader Calls For Economic Boycott In Charlotte

9-21-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY-   CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on police shooting and protests in Charlotte, North Carolina (all times local): 10:45 a.m. An outspoken leader of the Nation of Islam is calling for an economic boycott of Charlotte after a police officer shot a man to death. B.J. Murphy called for the boycott…MORE

Video Shows Tulsa Man Shot And Killed By Police Had His Hands Up

Video Shows Tulsa Man Shot And Killed By Police Had His Hands Up

9-20-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- TULSA, Okla. (AP) — An unarmed black man killed by a white Oklahoma officer who was responding to a stalled vehicle can be seen in police video walking away from officers and toward his SUV with his hands up before he approaches the driver’s side door, where he drops to the ground…MORE

Lawyer: $1.9 Million Settlement In Sandra Bland Lawsuit

Lawyer: $1.9 Million Settlement In Sandra Bland Lawsuit

9-16-16-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY-   HOUSTON (AP) — The family of Sandra Bland, a black Chicago-area woman who died in a Texas jail after a contentious traffic stop last summer, has reached a $1.9 million settlement in their wrongful death lawsuit, the family’s attorney told a Houston television station Thursday. But local officials said the agreement…MORE

Hillary Clinton Says She’s Doing Better, Talks Plans For African-Americans, HBCU’s & What She’s Still Outraged About

Hillary Clinton Says She’s Doing Better, Talks Plans For African-Americans, HBCU’s & What She’s Still Outraged About

9-15-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- With a presidential race that is tightening up as we get closer to the election, Democratic voters were certainly concerned about the health of their nominee, former Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton. Clinton stumbled and was rushed into a waiting car at a 9/11 memorial event on Sunday, leading to renewed concerns…MORE

Eric Garner Chokehold Cop Collects $20,000 In Overtime Pay On Desk Duty

Eric Garner Chokehold Cop Collects $20,000 In Overtime Pay On Desk Duty

PHOTO CREDIT: AP, Twitter 9-14-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- The New York City Police Officer who used a chokehold on Eric Garner for selling loose cigarettes has earned over $20,000 in overtime pay while on desk duty in the two years since the incident occurred, according to the New York Daily News. NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo‘s salary rose to…MORE

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You’ll soon have two chances to learn about the career of Boyz II Men. The legendary group is developing a feature film biopic. Boyz II Men are also working on a long-form documentary about their lives. The best-selling R&B group of all time has over 60 million albums sold.

DICK VAN DYKE IS NOT WORRIED ABOUT TRUMP’S TERM

DICK VAN DYKE IS NOT WORRIED ABOUT TRUMP’S TERM

Dick Van Dyke is turning 99-years-old next month and says the one good thing about not having much time left is that he won’t have to endure another four years of President Donald Trump. The legendary actor, who endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris just before the election, was asked by a reporter if he thinks…

DENZEL IS STILL GOING STRONG

DENZEL IS STILL GOING STRONG

Denzel Washington will visit Wakanda. On Tuesday, Washington announced that he will be starring in the third Black Panther movie. He said, “I’m only interested in working with the best — I don’t know how many more films I’m going to make, probably not that many. I want to do things I haven’t done.” Washington…

PLIES IS SUING MEG, GLO AND CARDI

PLIES IS SUING MEG, GLO AND CARDI

Now that the election is over, Plies is coming hard for his sisters-in-Kamala Harris — filing a lawsuit against Megan Thee Stallion, GloRilla, and Cardi B for copyright infringement!!! And according to Plies, Soulja Boy can’t claim “first” to using the beat on one of his big tracks … which he says was taken from…