Ernest Owens

‘Don’t forget to have fun’: Ernest Owens and Barry Johnson on playing the long game in love

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Philadelphia police account of bystanders filming rape on train wasn’t true

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Lil Nas X gives birth to debut album ‘Montero’ in new delivery music video

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Flag Day celebrates the symbolism of unity that some Black people feel left out of

Flag Day is a recognition of one of the greatest symbols of freedom, the 13 stripes and 50 stars which
/ June 14, 2021

Black Twitter outraged over Chadwick Boseman, Viola Davis Oscar snubs

The late Chadwick Boseman was heavily favored to be the first Black actor to posthumously win Sunday night’s last Academy
/ April 26, 2021
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Amy Cooper should be arrested for blatantly lying to police, endangering Black people everywhere

In a perfect world, the abolition of the police state would be ideal.  We currently don’t live in such a
/ June 1, 2020

Why Philadelphia’s George Floyd protests popped differently

On Saturday, #PhillyProtest was trending worldwide on Twitter as many major cities joined the nationwide public unrest following the recent
/ May 31, 2020
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Justin Timberlake wrote a new song about me, and I’m not impressed

Writer Ernest Owens, whose exchange with Timberlake over cultural appropriation went viral, says “Say Something” is nothing more than the singer crying wolf.
/ February 2, 2018
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

High school basketball game turns into brawl

VIDEO – Ernest Owens was arrested at his daughters high school basketball game after tensions spilled over onto the court and Owens attacked a school resource officer at East Mecklenburg High…
/ January 31, 2011