5-8-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of advocacy organizations has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Housing and Urban Development and Secretary Ben Carson over his decision to delay an Obama-era rule intended to ensure that communities address racial segregation. The advocacy groups say Carson unlawfully suspended the Affirmatively Furthering Fair…… MORE
5-7-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- May 5, 2018, was supposed to be the day that DeEbony Groves walked across the stage to receive her college degree. However, her life was tragically cut short by a shooter at a Waffle House in Tennessee according to Blavity. Instead, her mother Shiri Baker walked across that stage and accepted her…… MORE
5-4-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- MILWAUKEE (AP) — Four Milwaukee police officers are under investigation for kicking and punching an African American man while he was restrained on the ground during a confrontational arrest that was captured in several videos. One officer is on paid suspension and three others are on administrative duty after video shot…… MORE
5-3-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Michelle Obama will be joined by a lineup of celebrities when she honors Philadelphia students for their pursuit of a college education or career in the military at College Signing Day. Wednesday’s event in Philadelphia is the fifth College Signing Day she’s hosted. A long list of celebrities is…… MORE
5-1-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORIES- In 2012, the state of Washington legalized the use of marijuana making it recreational and accessible to almost everyone. The city of Seattle has decided to reverse past marijuana convictions between 1996 and 2010 that would help 542 people since the city has legalized the use according to the NY Daily News. “A…… MORE
4-30-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- One of the victims in last Sunday’s Waffle House shooting was singing “Jesus Loves Me” moments before a gunman entered the restaurant and shot her to death, along with three others. Mourners at Saturday’s funeral service for DeEbony Groves, 21, said her last moments reflected the life she lived. The senior…… MORE
4-27-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby was convicted Thursday of drugging and molesting a woman in the first big celebrity trial of the #MeToo era, completing the spectacular late-life downfall of a comedian who broke racial barriers in Hollywood on his way to TV superstardom as America’s Dad. Cosby, 80, could…… MORE
4-26-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- A Tennessee school employee at Robert R. Church Elementary has been removed from his duties for dragging a 7-year-old Black boy off a bus by his ankle. A video recorded by a fellow student on the bus shows the little boy screaming and crying out for his mother as he was being dragged off according…… MORE
4-24-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- An Alabama woman was wrestled to the ground and handcuffed inside a Waffle House over plastic utensils. Chikesia Clemons, 25, and her friend Canita Adams placed an order at a Waffle House in Mobile, Alabama April 22, according to The Root. When Clemons asked for utensils an employee told her that she’d be charged 50 cents in addition…… MORE
4-23-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- Police are still looking for Travis Reinking, the man believed to be responsible for today’s tragic Waffle House shooting. Four are confirmed dead, and two more were shot, but even more lives could have been lost if not for the brave actions of James Shaw. Shaw reportedly wrestled Reinking to the ground,…… MORE
Jelly Roll is about to become a professional wrestler. The artist will compete at WWE Summer Slam in a tag team match. Jelly Roll is teaming up with WWE legend Randy Orton to face social media sensation and former WWE Intercontinental Champion Logan Paul and WWE Superstar Drew McIntyre. The match came about after Jelly…
Singer Coco Jones and NBA star Donovan Mitchell are engaged. Jones posted an Instagram photo of herself and Mitchell, where she showed off her ring. The couple had been dating for about a year, but both of them kept things quiet. Jones revealed that she and Mitchell were dating on Club Shay Shay in March.
Akon’s futuristic city in Senegal is not happening. The country has taken back the land for the multi-billion-dollar project, which was going to be called Akon City.Senegal will use the land for a resort built with private funding.Last year, Akon was given two weeks to start construction. After there was no movement, and Akon missed…
Craig Robinson is leaving comedy.In a recent post on Instagram, The Office actor shared that he’s giving up comedy to focus on “something bigger.”“Life update: I’m officially quitting comedy to focus on my true calling. Stay tuned. I’m working on something huge,” he wrote in the video caption.He teased what his next venture might be in a follow-up…