6-29-16-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Former television judge Joe Brown cannot practice law in Tennessee under an order from the state Supreme Court. According to The Commercial Appeal, the state’s highest court has placed Brown on disability inactive status, which designates that a lawyer is temporarily disabled and incapacitated from practicing law.…… MORE
6-28-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Pat Summitt, the winningest coach in Division I college basketball history who uplifted the women’s game from obscurity to national prominence during her 38-year career at Tennessee, has died. She was 64. With an icy glare on the sidelines, Summitt led the Lady Vols to eight national championships…… MORE
6-27-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- KAKATA, Liberia (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama visited a leadership camp for girls in Liberia to launch her latest Africa visit Monday in a country still recovering from the recent Ebola epidemic that left thousands dead. “I am just so thrilled to be here with you,” the first lady told…… MORE
6-24-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- Grambling State University President Willie Larkin has officially resigned according to KSLA. According to KSLA, he turned in his resignation at the University of Louisiana Board of Supervisors meeting which took place on the campus of Louisiana Tech. Larkin told the board, “I have enjoyed the opportunity to lead this venerable…… MORE
6-23-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- Officer Caesar Goodson, the Baltimore Police officer and van driver accused of giving a “rough ride” that killed Freddie Gray, was found not guilty by Judge Barry Williams on Thursday. Goodson faced the most serious charges of the six Baltimore officers charged in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray. He…… MORE
6-22-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- Reverend Dr. Betty Deas Clark was named the first woman pastor of the Emanuel AMA church a few months ago – unfortunately, her tenure has reportedly already ended. She has lead the church since the interim pastor Reverend Dr. Norvel Goff returned to his position as presiding elder over the Seventh…… MORE
6-21-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- A 19-year-old man was arrested in Las Vegas after a federal officer reportedly said he tried to grab an officer’s gun to shoot GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump, NBC news reports. A complaint filed in U.S. District Court in the state of Nevada said Michael Steven Sandford was charged with “an act…… MORE
6-20-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The names of Confederate generals still adorn street signs in Charleston’s public housing projects, and a heroic waterfront statue dedicated to the Confederate Defenders of Charleston still faces Fort Sumter, where the first shots of the Civil War were fired. Just down from the Emanuel AME church…… MORE
6-17-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- ATLANTA (AP) — An ownership dispute over the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.‘s Nobel Peace Prize and traveling Bible is one step closer to trial. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney declined to rule Thursday in the dispute over the two items that has effectively pitted King’s two sons against…… MORE
6-16-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The body of a 2-year-old Nebraska boy who was snatched off a Walt Disney World beach by an alligator and dragged underwater was recovered Wednesday, ending a ghastly search at one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations. Divers found the body of Lane Graves about…… MORE
Chris O’Donnell is headed back to the small screen to star in the 9-1-1 spinoff series, 9-1-1: Nashville on ABC. We don’t know many plot details yet, but the show will follow first responders in the Tennessee-based city. Chris will play Captain Don Sharpe, who Variety describes as “a rugged fire captain and rodeo rider…
Will Smith announced his new album, Based On A True Story, will be released on March 28, 20 years after his last album. The album features DJ Jazzy Jeff, Teyana Taylor, and Smith’s son Jaden. The tracklist is divided into “episodes” instead of songs. He also recently revealed that he and Prince discussed launching an…
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 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…