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Board Recommends Bill Cosby Be Classified As Dangerous Predator

Board Recommends Bill Cosby Be Classified As Dangerous Predator

7-25-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY-   A Pennsylvania board recommended Bill Cosby be classified as a sexually violent predator, which would require the former TV star to attend at least monthly sex offender counseling — in prison and out — and police to post warning flyers throughout his neighborhood whenever he is freed. It is now up…MORE

Suspect Arrested In Oakland Subway Attack On Two Sisters That Left One Dead

Suspect Arrested In Oakland Subway Attack On Two Sisters That Left One Dead

7-24-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY-   The wounded sister of an 18-year-old woman fatally stabbed in the neck while transferring trains said they were “blindsided by a maniac.” Lahtifa Wilson, 26, said that she, her baby sister Nia and a third sister had been returning from a family outing when they were attacked by a man. “I…MORE

Man Won’t Face Charges After Shooting Father In Florida Parking Lot

Man Won’t Face Charges After Shooting Father In Florida Parking Lot

7-23-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY-   The man who shot and killed Markeis McGlockton in a Circle A parking lot will not be charged because of Florida’s “stand your ground” law. This announcement sparked a protest on Sunday in the parking lot where the incident took place. According to USA Today, it all started when Markeis McGlockton’s girlfriend drove…MORE

Michelle Obama Launches New Voter Registration Initiative

Michelle Obama Launches New Voter Registration Initiative

7-20-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY-   The former FLOTUS, today, launches When We All Vote, a new celeb-heavy, non-partisan voter registration initiative aimed at increasing voter registration rates in all 50 states ahead of the midterms. In 2014, more than 1/5th of eligible American citizens were not registered to vote, according to the Pew Charitable Trusts research…MORE

Remains Found In Texas Likely Black Prison Labor; Memorial May Be Next

Remains Found In Texas Likely Black Prison Labor; Memorial May Be Next

7-19-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY-   A new museum may be built to pay homage to dozens of deceased Black prisoners who worked on plantations more than a century ago. A prisoners’ memorial was recently suggested after 94 sets of remains were discovered at an unmarked cemetery in Fort Bend County, Texas. “We’re trying to move forward…MORE

First Black-Owned Bottled Water Company To Be Sold In Walmart!

First Black-Owned Bottled Water Company To Be Sold In Walmart!

7-18-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- Select Walmart stores have something special on their shelves this summer. For the first time, a 100 percent Black-owned bottled water product is being sold in three of its locations. According to Black Enterprise, Live Alkaline Water, created by Robert McCray and business partner Dr. Shayla Creer, can now be found in two Jacksonville, FL Walmarts…MORE

Trump Shocks The World With Support Of Putin, Even Conservatives Are Outraged

Trump Shocks The World With Support Of Putin, Even Conservatives Are Outraged

7-17-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY-   HELSINKI (AP) — In an extraordinary embrace of a longtime U.S. enemy, President Donald Trump on Monday openly questioned his own intelligence agencies’ firm finding that Russia meddled in the 2016 U.S. election to his benefit, seeming to accept Russian President Vladimir Putin’s insistence that Moscow’s hands were clean. The reaction…MORE

Black Woman Sues Memphis Dermatologist That Called Her ‘Aunt Jemima’

Black Woman Sues Memphis Dermatologist That Called Her ‘Aunt Jemima’

7-16-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY-   The black Tennessee woman who accused her doctor of calling her “Aunt Jemima” in the exam room is now suing the physician, a year after the allegations first made headlines. As previously reported, Lexi Carter went to her dermatologist Dr. James Turner last year when she said he called her a racially charged name. “I…MORE

Serena Williams Advances To 10th Wimbledon Final

Serena Williams Advances To 10th Wimbledon Final

7-13-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY-   LONDON (AP) — Yes, this will be Serena Williams’ 10th Wimbledon final. Yes, it’s her 30th title match at any major. And, well, sure, she’s widely regarded as not just the best of her era, but any era. Let others shrug at this latest accomplishment, as if all it signified were…MORE

Government Reopens Probe Of Emmett Till Slaying

Government Reopens Probe Of Emmett Till Slaying

7-12-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY-   BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The federal government has reopened its investigation into the slaying of Emmett Till, the black teenager whose brutal killing in Mississippi shocked the world and helped inspire the civil rights movement more than 60 years ago. The Justice Department told Congress in a report in March it…MORE

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ANOTHER RECORD FOR SZA AND KENDRICK

ANOTHER RECORD FOR SZA AND KENDRICK

Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s Grand National Tour brought in some serious cash. Billboard reports that Grand National is the highest-grossing co-headlining tour ever. The outing has grossed $254.6 million with 1.1 million tickets sold from 23 shows. By comparison, JAY-Z and Beyoncé‘s On the Run II Tour is the only other joint tour to hit…

LEBRON JAMES IS NOT RETIRING

LEBRON JAMES IS NOT RETIRING

LeBron James, 40, isn’t ready to retire yet. King James is staying with the Los Angeles Lakers for another season and he’s set to head into his 23rd NBA season. He’s been playing for the Lakers since 2018 and he won an NBA Championship with the team in 2020. Now, he’s hoping for another one…

SUPER BOWL HALFTIME PERFORMANCE RUMORS

SUPER BOWL HALFTIME PERFORMANCE RUMORS

We’re starting to hear loud rumblings about next year’s Super Bowl halftime show performer. The rumor going around is that Jay-Z will take the stage during the big game in San Francisco on February 8th, 2026. While we’re unable to confirm or deny at this point, it almost seemed inevitable that Hov would headline at…

PROSECUTION AND DEFENSE HAS RESTED IN DIDDY CASE

PROSECUTION AND DEFENSE HAS RESTED IN DIDDY CASE

On Tuesday, both the prosecution and defense rested their cases in the Sean “Diddy” Combs trial. The prosecution finished presenting evidence, wrapping up nearly six weeks of testimony, videos, pictures, and documents. On the same day, Diddy’s defense team brought no witnesses to the stand and presented several pieces of evidence in the case. The…