5-25-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Now that the NFL is drawing the line against players kneeling during the national anthem, athletes protesting police brutality and racial inequality may need to find a new playbook. The question is whether they intend to escalate their protests in some way. “The owners can try to prevent…… MORE
5-24-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- NFL owners have finally decided on an anthem policy: one that is sure to continue to be polarizing as the league gears up for another season. Without consulting any players or the player’s union, the decision was that players can stay in the locker room while the anthem is being played…… MORE
5-23-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- Stacey Abrams, the democratic candidate in the Georgia gubernatorial race, set out to change the face of politics– and she did just that on Tuesday night. The former minority leader in the Georgia state house made history, becoming the first Black woman to secure a nomination in a gubernatorial race. If…… MORE
-22-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana judge on Monday ordered the release of an inmate whose attorneys have accused prosecutors of withholding “staggering” evidence of the man’s innocence in a pizza deliveryman’s killing two decades ago. A plea deal with Caddo Parish prosecutors will allow Corey Williams to be freed…… MORE
5-18-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The former girlfriend of Reuben Foster testified at a preliminary hearing Thursday that she lied to police when she said the San Francisco 49ers linebacker attacked her, allegations that led to a domestic violence case against him. Elissa Ennis testified she lied because she wanted retribution…… MORE
5-16-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- BALTIMORE (AP) — When Baltimore’s mayor hand-picked Darryl De Sousa as her choice for police commissioner, heralding his experience and the respect he commanded in the city’s force, he proudly described himself as a chess player who uses strategic thinking to avoid pitfalls. Now just a few months later, De Sousa…… MORE
5-15-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- FAIRFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Children removed from a squalid California home described acts of intentional abuse that resulted in puncture wounds, burns, bruising and injuries consistent with being shot with a pellet gun, authorities said Monday. Sharon Henry, chief deputy district attorney for Solano County, said she was “horrified” by the…… MORE
5-14-18-ERNIE ALLEN-TOP STORY- LONDON (AP) — Kensington Palace says the head of the Episcopal Church, the Most Rev. Michael Bruce Curry, will speak at the wedding of Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle. Curry will give the address — a sermon — at the May 19 event in Windsor. He will join the…… MORE
5-11-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – Although born more than 40 years apart, Theresa Lyles and her granddaughter Zuri Lyles were part of the same graduating class at Tennessee State University. Theresa, 68, and Zuri, 22, walked across the stage to accept their degrees, when TSU held its spring undergraduate commencement in the Howard…… MORE
5-9-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- A Black woman out of Texas made $1.2 million dollars at the Kentucky Derby after betting $18! Margaret Reid was floored as she watched her pick 5 predictions come out on top in every race including the main event whose winner was Justify, according to Essence. A “Pick 5” is when you…… MORE
Missy Elliott has the honor of being the first rapper in space…sort of. Her song, “Super Dupa Fly (The Rain),” is the first rap track to be beamed into deep space. The transmission took place last week. NASA’s Deep Space Network was able to broadcast the song 158 million miles from Earth to Venus at…
Prince’s estate will not give approval to Netflix for a nine-hour documentary on the late superstar. The original deal was for a six-hour feature. Director Ezra Edelman’s completed version is three hours longer. Prince’s estate said the extra content violates the initial agreement made in 2018. Page Six reports that Netflix feels “confident a compromise…
Chris Brown’s success continues to impress. The singer recently hit a mark that no other singer has. Breezy became the first artist to have 50 top ten songs on Billboard’s Hot R&B Songs chart. The song that pushed Brown to the mark was Jeremih’s “Wait On It,” with features from Breezy and Bryson Tiller.
Sexyy Red’s upcoming tour is in trouble. According to Touring Data, Sexyy’s has only sold 37.1 percent of tickets for her Sexyy Red 4 President tour. The tickets dropped to the general public on June 28th. There’s online speculation that the low sales could lead to Sexyy canceling some, if not all, of the 24…