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
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
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
4-11-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Former New Orleans Saints player Will Smith was shot and killed in a case of road rage by a man who had rear-ended his car, police said Sunday. Smith was beloved by fans for his role in bringing a Super Bowl championship to New Orleans in 2009, though…… MORE
4-8-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- You know you’ve made your mark in the world when public schools are named after you. Such is the case with First Lady Michelle Obama, who finds herself with public schools being named after her. Clutch cites various schools who have changed their names to honor President Barack Obama’s better half. Among…… MORE
4-7-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- LOS ANGELES (AP) — Leon Haywood, the silky smooth R&B singer-songwriter and producer whose 1975 single “I Want’a Do Something Freaky to You” was famously sampled by Dr. Dre and others, has died. He was 74. Haywood’s godson Darnell “OG Cuicide” Price said he died in his sleep Tuesday in Los Angeles.…… MORE
4-6-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- A woman is suing former NFL quarterback Vince Young for allegedly assaulting her during a drunken March Madness road trip two years ago, reports TMZ. Tiffany Cayo says in 2014, she and Vince were riding in the same vehicle on their way back from a NCAA Tournament when he reached over and…… MORE
4-5-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- According to police, a New Orleans couple were fatally shot while their newborn laid next to them asleep. The New York Daily News reports: Dawn Scott, 28, and her boyfriend Raynell Kimbrough, 31, were found in their home Monday morning after receiving multiple gunshots, with family left guessing at what could have…… MORE
4-4-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- After Edward Jones, a tenured professor of 20 years at Alabama A&M University, filed a lawsuit against the school with the intention of bringing certain administrative concerns to light; and the school, in turn, started termination proceedings against him, an irrefutable sex tape of Jones was stumbled upon in the process. If…… MORE
4-1-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A lawyer for Katt Williams says the comedian has been granted bond. Williams was jailed in Georgia following his arrest Wednesday. Police say the 44-year-old Williams and 17-year-old Luke Wash are charged with disorderly conduct after fighting at a Gainesville apartment complex. Wash is charged as an adult.…… 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…