Don Cornelius was the heart of the classic dance show "Soul Train" at its best in the 1970s.
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Soul Train's iconic black baritone, Donald Cortez Cornelius, 75, who taught America to DANCE (as opposed to moving like stick figures from watching Dick Clark's American Bandstand) died this morning of apparent self-inflicted gunshot wounds in Los Angeles.As seen in 1991 with Mariah Carey, Don Cornelius advanced the careers of many artists behind the scenes and on his unbelievably popular and long lived show -- which originated in Oprah and Obama's Chicago and was not limited to black performers. His own life was troubled by domestic abuse. What was Soul Train?
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Don promoted diversity and racial integration giving us the American multiculturalism we often take for granted. But it allows Buddhism and the best of other cultures to blossom in the West.
While our forbears may have been racist, sexist, and xenophobic -- living in fear of a black planet -- no one can deny the contributions of African Americans. They have done more to make this hegemonic nation famous than the military psychological operations (PsyOps) and government propaganda campaigns used to promote America.
While our forbears may have been racist, sexist, and xenophobic -- living in fear of a black planet -- no one can deny the contributions of African Americans. They have done more to make this hegemonic nation famous than the military psychological operations (PsyOps) and government propaganda campaigns used to promote America.
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"George Jefferson" (Sherman Hemsley) with the Soul Train dancers
