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June 2016

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The DREAM Symposium hosted by Chris Tucker

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DeKalb County’s Office of Youth Services and Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs  partnered with the Chris Tucker Foundation to present the 2016 Dream Symposium, an engaging panel discussion for local youth, featuring DeKalb native Chris Tucker and Interim CEO Lee May.


The Dream Symposium provides an opportunity for youth ages 12-15 to have an interactive, mentoring conversation with media and entertainment professionals who have made their dreams come true.


Photo/Video credit: @KingsmenMedia 

 

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2016 BET Awards White Carpet Photos

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What a GREAT time at the 2016 BET Awards that were held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, CA. Celebrities graced the Red Carpet in some of the top fashions around the world! Check out some of the great photos from Kingsmen Media photographer Amrya M. Check back for more updates from the 2016 BET Awards from Kingsmen Media Group!

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Happy Father’s Day Homies

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I don’t care if you are the BEST father or just doing the BEST that you can I still salute you! Growing up with a part-time dad added to the pain of life for me and I just couldn’t abandon my children. Times were hard over the years but I wouldn’t trade being a Father for anything! Father me enjoy your day! God bless

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Zonnique  Pullins, Tiny’s Daughter, Busted for Carrying Loaded Weapon at Airport

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Tameka Harris‘ daughter Zonnique Pullins, was arrested for carrying a concealed handgun though airport security last night. Pullins is rap mogul T.I.‘s stepdaughter.

According to CBS News Atlanta, Pullins, 20, was arrested at 10 p.m. Thursday. She was released at 2 a.m. Friday morning.
Sources say Pullins, affectionately known as “Niq Niq” to family, “forgot” the loaded weapon was in her luggage.
Pullins appeared on VH1’s reality TV show T.I. & Tiny’s Family Hustle. She is best known as the lead singer of the now defunct girl group OMG Girlz.

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“I AM HOMICIDE” HOSTED BY DETECTIVE GARY McFADDEN

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When the streets talk, he listens. Where a crime scene has already been picked over, he can see things everyone else missed. Meet homicide detective Garry McFadden, the focus of Investigation Discovery’s all-new original series I AM HOMICIDE. After nearly three decades with the Charlotte Police Department, Det. McFadden has solved more than 700 homicide cases, resulting in a 90-percent success rate with the investigations he pursues. But his work doesn’t stop at protecting and serving the community of Charlotte. Chances are that when a call comes in, he knows the victim, the family, or even the perpetrator, because he has made it his mission to be one with the people of Charlotte, operating his investigations out of a local diner instead of the police precinct so he can truly get to know residents across the city and gain their confidence. Det. McFadden uses his street smarts to work the neighborhood networks and gather critical information for leads, at times risking his life by trusting the streets he calls home. I AM HOMICIDE world premieres Tuesday, June 14 at 10/9c only on Investigation Discovery. 

During each one-hour episode, Det. McFadden opens his case files to reveal how his unorthodox investigation methods helped solve one of the most precarious cases of his career. Using recreations, archival footage and revisiting the scenes of his most renowned cases, McFadden will take you behind the curtain on the cases that not only defined his career but the community he lives in. He will go anywhere, talk to anyone, and follow any lead with or without backup assistance – all the while wearing the best suits in town. And, after thirty-five years on the force, retirement be damned, he shows no signs of slowing down. 
Fans can also take a deeper dive each week when Investigation Discovery’s top-rated podcast, DETECTIVE, returns for an all-new season featuring Det. McFadden. In each weekly installment of DETECTIVE, McFadden goes into detail about topics including his decorated career, cases that haunt him today, the legacy he wants to leave in Charlotte and his belief that community-based policing could diffuse contentious relations between law enforcement and the people they vow to protect.

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UPDATE: 50 dead, 53 hospitalized in mass shooting at gay nightclub in Orlando

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What we know

A gunman opened fire inside Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., killing approximately 50 people and leaving 53 others hospitalized in the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.

The gunman, who was carrying an assault-style rifle, handgun and possibly an explosive device, is dead after exchanging fire with officers at 5 a.m. He had taken hostages after trying to flee.

The FBI is treating the shooting as an act of terrorism.

The suspect was identified as Omar Mateen, a 29-year-old U.S. citizen whose family is believed to be from Afghanistan. Federal officials are investigating Mateen’s possible ties to radical terror organizations.

Witnesses at the club described a chaotic scene.

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer declared a state of emergency as officials throughout the state asked the public for blood donations.

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Rocko Sues Future for $10 Million 

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According to reports, Rock sued Future citing a 2011 contract he believes Future breached. He says the deal was for Future to make his first six albums with Rocko’s A1 record label. Epic Records signed on to distribute the albums and Future allegedly cut a side deal with the label, which scored him a multi-million dollar advance.
Rocko claims that Future stiffed him for 25%, the commission he’s owed off those Epic advances and he says he’s owed 20% of Future’s earnings from touring and endorsements. Grand total: About $10 million.

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MUHAMMAD ALI TRIBUTE: THE GREATEST AIRS TOMORROW AT 10PM ET/9PM CT ON BOUNCE TV

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Bounce TV will celebrate the incredible life of Muhammad Ali, the global icon who passed away Friday at the age of 74, with a special presentation of The Greatest, the 1977 motion picture in which Ali stars as himself, tomorrow, June 6 at 10:00 p.m. ET / 9:00 p.m. CT.
The Greatest is a dramatization of Ali’s life and starts with his rise to fame winning the heavyweight gold medal at the 1960 Olympic Games, when he was known as Cassius Clay. He then stuns Sonny Liston to become heavyweight champion of the world and soon after converts to Islam and changes his name.
When he is suddenly classified 1A by the Draft Board that earlier rejected him, Ali refuses the draft on religious grounds, which leads to the stripping of his title. Embarking on — and ultimately winning — a nearly four-year long court battle, Ali then returns to the ring and takes part in what many consider some of the greatest fights of all time. Against all odds, he defeats George Foreman in the legendary “Rumble in the Jungle” to win back the heavyweight title.
The Greatest was based on a book written by Ali and others and the boxing footage is largely from the actual fights. The film includes the song The Greatest Love of All, written for the movie and performed by George Benson. It was later remade by Whitney Houston.

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Muhammad Ali on Life Support! Doctors Warned Family the “End is Near”

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Muhammad Ali is flocking to his hospital bedside today as doctors fear that the end is near for the boxing legend.
According to a Mirror report, Ali is currently in intensive care after being admitted to the hospital in what was said to be “fair condition” yesterday. Bob Gunnell, an Ali family spokesman, said in a statement on Thursday that “A brief hospital stay is expected. At this time, the Muhammad Ali family respectfully requests privacy.”

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BET AWARDS TO AIR LIVE ON SUNDAY, JUNE 26 

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The complete list of nominees for the 2016 “BET Awards” are:
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist

ADELE

ANDRA DAY

BEYONCÉ

K. MICHELLE

RIHANNA
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist

BRYSON TILLER

CHRIS BROWN

JEREMIH

THE WEEKND

TYRESE
Best Group

2 CHAINZ & LIL WAYNE

DRAKE & FUTURE

PUFF DADDY & THE FAMILY

RAE SREMMURD

THE INTERNET
Best Collaboration

BIG SEAN FT. CHRIS BROWN & TY DOLLA $IGN – PLAY NO GAMES

BIG SEAN FT. KANYE WEST & JOHN LEGEND – ONE MAN CAN CHANGE THE WORLD   

FUTURE FT. DRAKE – WHERE YA AT                                                     

NICKI MINAJ FT. BEYONCÉ – FEELING MYSELF

RIHANNA FT. DRAKE – WORK
Best Male Hip Hop Artist

DRAKE

FETTY WAP

FUTURE

J. COLE

KANYE WEST

KENDRICK LAMAR
Best Female Hip Hop Artist

DEJ LOAF

LIL KIM

MISSY ELLIOTT

NICKI MINAJ

REMY MA
Video of the Year

BEYONCÉ – FORMATION

BRYSON TILLER – DON’T                                                             

DRAKE – HOTLINE BLING

KENDRICK LAMAR – ALRIGHT                                                                

RIHANNA FT. DRAKE – WORK
Video Director of the Year

BENNY BOOM

CHRIS BROWN

COLIN TILLEY & THE LITTLE HOMIES

DIRECTOR X

HYPE WILLIAMS
Best New Artist

ALESSIA CARA

ANDRA DAY

BRYSON TILLER

KEHLANI

TORY LANEZ
Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award

ANTHONY BROWN & GROUP THERAPY

ERICA CAMPBELL

KIRK FRANKLIN

LECRAE

TAMELA MANN

TASHA COBBS
Best Actress

GABRIELLE UNION

KERRY WASHINGTON

TARAJI P. HENSON

TRACEE ELLIS ROSS

VIOLA DAVIS
Best Actor

ANTHONY ANDERSON

COURTNEY B. VANCE

IDRIS ELBA

MICHAEL B. JORDAN

O’SHEA JACKSON JR.
YoungStars Award

AMANDLA STENBERG

QUVENZHANÉ WALLIS

SILENTÓ

WILLOW SMITH

YARA SHAHIDI
Best Movie

BEASTS OF NO NATION

CONCUSSION

CREED

DOPE

STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON
Sportswoman of the Year

CHEYENNE WOODS

GABRIELLE DOUGLAS

SERENA WILLIAMS

SKYLAR DIGGINS

VENUS WILLIAMS
Sportsman of the Year

CAM NEWTON

KOBE BRYANT

LEBRON JAMES

ODELL BECKHAM JR.

STEPHEN CURRY
Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award

BEYONCÉ – FORMATION

BRYSON TILLER – DON’T

CHRIS BROWN – BACK TO SLEEP

DRAKE – HOTLINE BLING

FUTURE FT. DRAKE – WHERE YA AT

RIHANNA FT. DRAKE – WORK
Centric Award

ANDRA DAY – RISE UP

BEYONCÉ – FORMATION

K. MICHELLE – NOT A LITTLE BIT

RIHANNA – BBHMM

THE INTERNET – UNDER CONTROL
Best International Act Africa

AKA (SOUTH AFRICA)

BLACK COFFEE (SOUTH AFRICA)

CASSPER NYOVEST (SOUTH AFRICA)

DIAMOND PLATNUMZ (TANZANIA)

MZVEE (Ghana)

SERGE BEYNAUD (COTE D’IVOIRE)  

WIZKID (NIGERIA)

YEMI ALADE (NIGERIA)
Best International Act UK

KANO

KREPT & KONAN

LIANNE LA HAVAS

SKEPTA

STORMZY

TINIE TEMPAH
The 2016 “BET Awards” will premiere around the world on BET’s international network. It will air in the UK on Tuesday, June 28th at 9:00pm BST, in Africa on Tuesday, June 28th at 7:00pm CAT, and in France on Wednesday, June 29th at 9:00pm CEST.

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