Author: Alldon Thompson, Staff Writer

Alldon Thompson is a Digital Intern at Black News Alerts.

Washington: Sen. Cory Booker said a looming impeachment of President Trump and other matters in Washington could be a “big, big blow” to his presidential campaign. Despite this, Booker is making an effort to win next month’s Iowa caucuses. What We Know: Firstly, Sen. Booker told The Associated Press podcast Ground Game, “It’s going to be a challenging four weeks in the caucus for us. If we can’t raise more money in this final stretch, we won’t be able to do the things that other campaigns with more money can do to show presence.” According to The Associated Press, Booker never discussed…

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Jaime Harrison, the South Carolina Democrat running for U.S. Senate, raised more than $3.5 million in the last three months of 2019. What We Know: Harrison is running to dislodge Lindsey Graham out of his senatorial seat. Furthermore, Graham has held the position for three terms, and from Harrison’s fundraising numbers, he may not have that position for long. According to The Root, Harrison’s campaign is claiming that his fundraising gain is the most that any South Carolina Democratic challenger has ever raised. The campaign also lauded that Harrison has raked in donations from voters in all 46 counties in…

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Hustlers, real-life inspiration, Samantha Barbash is suing Jennifer Lopez’s Nuyorican Productions, in federal court in New York for benefiting from her image for the movie. What We Know: According to a report from FOX Business, Samantha Barbash, the inspiration for the character Ramona, played by Jennifer Lopez, actually did not name the character in the case.  In the lawsuit, Barbash addresses that she refused filmmakers’ attempts for her to waive her privacy rights. In brief, Barbash chose not to permit them to use her as an influence for the character.  Moreover, the movie takes inspiration from the New York magazine 2015 article The…

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Tyler Perry receives backlash for boasting in a recent post on Twitter.   What We Know: In the video on Twitter, the mega Producer revealed that he does not have a writer’s room. It is a common practice in the Television industry for major shows to have a team of writers; but, Perry has taken a different path by writing all of his content on his own.  Perry says, “So, I don’t know if you know this, but all shows on television have a writers room.” As he talks, the video shared on Instagram and Twitter flaunts an awe-inspiring pile…

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Brittany Christina McKinney killed daughter Mkenzie, 10, niece Serenity Rose, 2, and Jerry Griffin, 61, in their North Carolina home on Sweet Birch Drive. What We Know: According to local station WGHP, Thursday, McKinney, 29, made her first appearance in court since being charged. McKinney’s sister and mother tell that it is a difficult time and truly tragic for the entire family.  Specifically, WGHP reports, during the timeframe, McKinney made a heart-wrenching phone call to her sister. “She said, ‘I Killed everybody. I shot everybody in the house,” said Delilah Merritt, McKinney’s sister. “She’s like, ‘My baby, my baby, I shot…

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Dr. June Bacon-Bercey, the first woman and African-American that would go on to be awarded the American Meteorologist Society (AMS) Seal of Approval for Excellence in Television Weathercasting, died in the summer of 2019. What We Know: According to a report from AccuWeather, Bacon-Bercey’s death went unreported, until her daughter Dail St. Claire, reached out detailing news of her passing last month. The pioneer meteorologist is known as being the only African American woman to earn a degree in meteorology in 1955. In 1970, Bacon-Bercey worked as a Journalist for an NBC TV station in Buffalo, New York, but when…

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