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Sunday, February 5, 2012 Posted by: J. Dakar

NEWS/VIDEO: NYC SOUL TRAIN FLASH MOB HONORS DON CORNELIUS + LATEST UPDATE

On Saturday (February 4), hundreds of fans hit New York’s Times Square and recreated Soul Train lines in a flash mob to honor the show’s creator Don Cornelius, who committed suicide last Wednesday.

Tony Cornelius received a call from his dad at 3 a.m. “That phone call was just a, ‘I’m not feeling well, I don’t think I’m gonna be here long’”, Tony said in media interviews. “During that call, it was a call of urgency and I came to his home immediately.” He found his dad with a gunshot wound to the head and called 911. Don Cornelius was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Tony stated that his father had been “very unhappy” about things in his life and suffered from “a sadness”: “You hope they can snap out of it because they always have. … It’s a sadness that you never believe is as big as it is.”

While law enforcement officials believe Cornelius killed himself, the investigation continues until the coroner’s office issues a cause of death. According to reports, its ruling may come any day now. Following news of Cornelius’s death, Soul Train Holdings CEO Kenard Gibbs and Chairman Earvin “Magic” Johnson issued official statements. Read them and see photos from Saturday’s flash mob below.
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012 Posted by: J. Dakar

POLITICS: PRESIDENT OBAMA DELIVERS STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS + VIDEO

President Barack Obama delivered his third and final State of the Union address before voters head to the polls in November. Unlike last year’s State of the Union in which he focused on securing the nation’s place in the global economy, this address prompted the need to mention the nation’s continuing disparity within itself:

“We can either settle for a country where a shrinking number of people do really well, while a growing number of Americans barely get by. Or we can restore an economy where everyone gets a fair shot, everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules.”

Stressing an America built to last — “an economy built on American manufacturing, American energy, skills for American workers, and a renewal of American values” — the president called upon each American to share in the responsibility of creating such and offering “no bailouts, no handouts, and no copouts”. He commented, in the vein of Abraham Lincoln, that “government should do for people only what they cannot do better by themselves”.

A strong advocate of the middle class, Pres. Obama proposed the Buffett rule to tax reform: “If you make more than $1 million a year, you should not pay less than 30 percent in taxes” while adding “if you make under $250,000 a year, your taxes shouldn’t go up”. Continue

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Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Posted by: J. Dakar

GUESS WHO: GUEST STARRED ON NEW TV SERIES

GUESS WHO filmed a cameo role on a new TV series during his downtime which premieres this week. HiNT: This well-dressed budding actor is also said to be working on a clothing line.

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Friday, January 20, 2012 Posted by: J. Dakar

NEWS: DOJ SHUTS DOWN MEGAUPLOAD & HACK ATTACKS ENSUE + SWIZZ BEATZ IS NOT THE CEO

( MEGAUPLOAD PROMO VIDEO THAT WAS RELEASED IN DECEMBER 2011 )

On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice shut down MegaUpload, one of the world’s largest file-sharing websites amid allegations that the site violated piracy and copyright laws.

The Hong Kong-based company, which was initially reported to be headed by Kasseem “Swizz Beatz” Dean (view details below), came under fire last month following news that Universal Music Group had ordered a video showcasing its artists, Diddy, Kanye West and Will.i.Am, in the video above which promotes MegaUpload alongside other celebrities. The site fired back with a lawsuit to stop Universal from trying to block the video, but that was the least of its concerns Thursday morning when the site was accused of costing copyright holders more than $500 million in lost revenue from pirated content.

Seven individuals, including MegaUpload founder Kim Schmitz also known as Kim Dotcom, were charged with five counts of criminal acts, including conspiracy to commit racketeering and criminal copyright infringement, while generating over $175 million.

In response to the charges, the hacktivist group Anonymous launched its “largest attack ever, crippling government and music industry sites” such as the Department of Justice, Universal Music Group, RIAA and Motion Picture Association of America in its #OpMegaUpload. Following yesterday’s strike against SOPA and PIPA, the group Twittered: Let’s just say, for #SOPA supporters their #SOPAblackout is today. #Anonymous.. In addition, the group mentioned “the raid on Megaupload Thursday proved that the feds don’t need SOPA or its sister legislation, PIPA, in order to pose a blow to the Web”. Continue

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