Is A Soul Train Movie In The Works?
For more than a decade, Soul Train creator Don Cornelius labored to make a movie based on his influential popular tv show. Those efforts failed, but his death from a self-inflicted gunshot wound Feb. 1 in Los Angeles might jump-start interest in a Soul Train movie and other ventures that would exploit the [...]
Chilli To Host ‘Soul Train’ Marathon on Bounce
TLC’s Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas is hosting a seven-hour Soul Train marathon, Saturday, 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. in honor of the late, great Don Cornelius, reports the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Cornelius was found dead Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles, CA from a self-inflicted cranial gunshot wound. Chili’s segments will open and close each [...]
Don Cornelius’ Ex-Wife To Receive Huge Life Insurance Payout
According to TMZ, Don Cornelius died with 2 life insurance policies worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, and the ex-wife he hated will get all the money. Don’s breakup with Viktoria Chapman Cornelius was brutal. He was convicted of domestic abuse and, according to him, she pepper sprayed him multiple times. During the [...]
Dr. Boyce: Five Things Black People Learned from Don Cornelius
Like the rest of America, I was distraught over the death of the great Don Cornelius, creator of the legendary show, “Soul Train.” There will never be another one like him, for he truly changed the black entertainment landscape for all eternity. I thought about Cornelius for a bit this morning and [...]
‘Soul Train’ Creator Don Cornelius Dead Apparent Suicide
“Soul Train” creator Don Cornelius was found dead at his Sherman Oaks on home Wednesday morning. Law enforcement sources said police arrived at Cornelius’ home around 4 a.m. He apparently died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the case was ongoing. The sources said [...]