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Br. Keith Boykin writes, "We've seen the Tiger Woods story before, most notably with O.J. Simpson , but also, of course, with Michael Jackson . "It's the story of the beloved crossover superstar who falls from grace in mainstream society and quickly morphs into the image of the stereotypically dangerous black male figure."

FM88 Edmonton cjsr.com worldwide 6 pm Mountain Time Download Michael Jacks on was one of the world’s best known entertainers, who reached nearly unp recedented heights of influence, fame, acclaim and wealth. His success earned him many enemies, including media foes and prosecutors. Jackson faced the courts over charges of sex ual abuse of children, for which he was legally acquitted, but to which some members of the media and the public continued to cling, regardless of the absence of evidence against him, and the criminality of at least one of his accusers, and his accusers' motives for extortion. Jackson was a complex figure, often mocked, but one whose struggle with his identity, especially his race, indicated the depths of his personal suffering. For decades, he paid surgeons to mutilate him. The result was a face that seemed less human than anime. Revelations about his life suggest he’d had n o peace in his life since his abusive father put him to work round-the-clock to achi...

Few musicians ca n hope to achieve the stature or impact of the late James Brown. When Brown died of congesti ve heart failure at age 73 on Christmas Day, 2006, the out pouring of tributes and elegies and the sheer spectacle of his funeral in Harlem seemingly put him on par with kings and presidents. (Get Minister Faust's "REQUIEM FOR JAMES BROWN" podcast HERE.) Widely acclaimed as the “godfather of soul,” James Brown was a highly influential musical pioneer whose work shaped the development of rhythm and blues in the 1950s, rock and roll in th e 1960s, funk and disco in the 197 0s and hi p hop in the 1980s. He was a gue st at the White House; he toured the United States , Nigeria and the world; he modeled business ownership fo r African-American musicians so that they might be owners instead of m erely the owned . He was truly a titan. Of course, as is fitting for someone whose life ended on the mythic d ate of Christmas Day, James Brown began humb...