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via Joy105: BET Networks has announced Tyler Perry will be honored with the Ultimate Icon Award at the 19th annual “BET Awards.” The multi-hyphenate talent will be presented with the award for his continued cultural impact in the entertainment industry at the 2019 “BET Awards” on June 23. Most recently, Perry wrote, directed and starred in “A Madea Family […]

CLEVELAND- It’s that one piece of clothing that may be missing from your wardrobe after Monday morning’s earthquake in Northeast Ohio. The 4.2 magnitude quake, felt in many cities throughout our area, was centered about a half mile off the coast of Eastlake under Lake Erie. Apparel company RotoWear posted on Facebook Tuesday that it is now selling a […]

CLEVELAND- The City of Cleveland on Tuesday released a list of bars that will be allowed to stay open later than normal during All-Star week in Cleveland. Dozens of bars applied for permits to stay open for extended hours until 4 a.m. According to the list, 73 bars were approved for July 5-10. SEE THE COMPLETE LIST, […]

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This video is going viral. Cuyahoga County Jail corrections officers Nicholas Evans & Timothy Dugan were caught on camera punching a black man, 47 Terrance Debose, who was restrained. The Debose is being reported to be mentally ill. In the video below officer Nicholas Evans can be seen turning off his body cam right before the […]

via CNN: Kim Kardashian West just shared a look at the newest addition to her brood. West posted an adorable snap to her Instagram page on Monday with the caption, “Psalm Ye.” It’s unclear if “Ye” is his middle name, which is his father, Kanye West’s nickname. The couple have not publicly shared the middle […]

via CNN: Geto Boys co-founder Bushwick Bill has died. He was 52. The Jamaican-born rapper began his career with the Geto Boys as a dancer before he joined the group as a rapper. He’s known for showing up on the group’s 1991 album cover on a gurney after being shot in the eye. His publicist, […]

via essence: In 2006, ’Taraji P. Henson father, Boris Lawrence Henson, passed away from cancer. He was a Vietnam veteran who has seen traumatic things during his tour of war. Mr. Henson suffered openly from mental health issues and had even attempted at one point to take his own life. Throughout all of the scary […]

via FirstLadyB: “One day, you will preach to millions,” a woman told  in his mother’s beauty shop in March of 1975. Denzel recalled that story Thursday before receiving the American Film Institute’s 47th Life Achievement Award at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. It’s clear that woman was relaying a prophetic word from the Lord! Two Oscars and […]

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – A jury found Kellen Winslow Jr. guilty on one count of forcible rape, one count of indecent exposure and one count of lewd conduct. They also found the defendant not guilty on an additional count of lewd conduct. Winslow Jr. is facing a total of 12 counts. The jury returned to […]

ELYRIA, Ohio — An Elyria man who was just released from prison has found himself back in the very place he celebrated leaving — a celebration that ultimately led to his arrest after he exposed himself to an Elyria officer in a parking lot on Friday. The man, identified as Allen Winans, 36, of Elyria, […]

AKRON, Ohio — The City of Akron, in partnership with Akron Public Schools, is participating in the Summer Food Service Program, which will offer free meals to children during the summer months. All children ages 1 through 18 are eligible to receive free meals. Those who are 19 through 21 who have been identified as […]

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Cleveland, OH you are not crazy, YES, that was an earthquake you felt this morning. This reported by News Channel 5 The United States Geological Survey reports a 4.0-magnitude earthquake was centered in Lake Erie, just north of Eastlake at 10:50 a.m. Residents across a wide swath of Northeast Ohio reported feeling an earthquake Monday […]