Daily 30: Fri 01.02.2015

Beyond The Headlines! 2mo
January 2, 2015

2 January 2, 2015 Vice News

Today: Stampede kills three dozen at Shanghai New Year's Eve celebration, North Korean leader entertains high-level talks with the South, Lithuania joins euro zone, and Cairo's street kids look to the power of music.
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I Still Got It

13 I Still Got It Usher ft. Migos

Usher teams up with the Migos for his new single "I Still Got It" soundcloud.com/zaytovenbeatz/usher-ft-migos-i-still-got-it-prod-by-zaytoven
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Blacks From Jim Crow Era Still Suffering

17 Blacks From Jim Crow Era Still Suffering Atlanta Blackstar

Black voters who grew up in the segregated South still feel the impact of Jim Crow laws, according to Upshot.

Data complied by the group indicates, for example, that in Georgia, Black adults who reached voting age before the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965 are less likely to be registered to vote.

Additionally, the study showed that the percentage of registered and actual voters who are Black in Georgia and North Carolina—and most likely throughout the South—is lower than the percentage of the adult population who are Black among those old enough to have been disenfranchised for one election or more.

The gap, according to the report, closes among those who reached voting age soon after the voting rights law was enacted; younger Black voters have higher rates of participation in the electoral process than nonBlack voters, perhaps because of Barack Obama’s candidacy for presidency.

Jim Crow is the former practice of segregating Black people in the United States, mandating the segregation of public schools, public places and public transportation, and the segregation of restrooms, restaurants and drinking fountains for whites and Blacks. In addition, the U.S. military was segregated, as were federal workplaces, brought about in 1913 under President Woodrow Wilson, who was viewed as the leader of the progressive movement and who sought the support of Blacks but whose administration practiced overt racial discrimination in hiring, requiring candidates to submit photos.

The data indicates that the generation that grew up under Jim Crow’s influence remains under its influence.

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Color Outside the Lines

18 Color Outside the Lines Artemus Jenkins

Struggle, Joy, Failure, Success; words like these could serve as the backdrop for the next big hollywood blockbuster, or as a description of a tattoo artists life. Color Outside the Lines is the first film that provides a deep look into the history, culture and lives of the world's top black tattoo artists. Creating a film that would accurately tell the stories of these amazing artists, was initially a dream that manifested into a reality when world renowned tattoo artist, Miya Bailey linked with burgeoning filmmaker Artemus Jenkins. After three years of filming and tattooing everywhere from Atlanta to Amsterdam, this film is here to make sure the story and legacies of these artists will live on forever.
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Blame It On The Streets YG

After delivering a classic debut album My Krazy Life, YG is back in the limelight to finish the year off on a high. The Def Jam rapper has released a mini movie called " Blame It On The Streets " which comes along with an accompanying soundtrack. The movie is directed by Lucky Rodgers and Alex Nazari.
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Buried Alive

20 Buried Alive Aziz Ansari

Aziz Ansari focuses his unique viewpoint on pending adulthood, babies, marriage and love in the modern era.
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Cleveland Seeks Outside Probe

25 Cleveland Seeks Outside Probe Associated Press

CLEVELAND (AP) — The city is hoping to hand over the investigation of a 12-year-old boy's fatal shooting by police to an outside agency, as well as future investigations of all deadly use-of-force cases. Michael McGrath, the city's safety director and its former police chief, has been in talks with Cuyahoga County officials for the sheriff's office to handle the inquiry, city spokesman Dan Ball told the Northeast Ohio Media Group for a story Thursday. "We would like a different, outside agency to handle all deadly use of force cases," Ball said. For now, Cleveland police investigators are collecting evidence and conducting interviews related to the Nov. 22 shooting of Tamir Rice. The boy was carrying an airsoft gun that shoots nonlethal plastic pellets when a rookie officer shot him at a Cleveland playground. Surveillance video released by police shows Tamir being shot less than two seconds after the patrol car stopped near him. Officer Timothy Loehmann told the boy to put his hands up, but he didn't, according to police. Cleveland Police Patrolmen's Association President Jeff Follmer recently told The Associated Press that officers had no way of knowing the boy was carrying an airsoft gun that only looked like a real firearm. Incoming Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish has participated in multiple meetings between Cleveland and sheriff's officials since the shooting, said Dennis Williard, a spokesman for Budish's transition team. Whoever leads the investigation will give its evidence to Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy McGinty, whose office will present the case to a grand jury for possible criminal charges. Cleveland police have come under outside scrutiny on other cases recently. Last month, the U.S. Justice Department released findings from a nearly two-year investigation of the agency, an inquiry that did not include Tamir's shooting. The department concluded that officers use excessive and unnecessary force far too often. In 2013, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine said leadership and communications failures led to a chaotic 2012 police chase that ended with 13 officers firing 137 rounds and killing two unarmed people. Tamir Rice's family has sued the city in federal court, saying the two officers acted recklessly when they confronted the boy.
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McDonald's Going Upscale With New Café

26 McDonald's Going Upscale With New Café Huffington Post

McDonald’s wants to compete with local corner coffee shops, at least in Australia. The fast-food giant remodeled a standalone McCafe rin Sydney this month and named it The Corner. Sporting a simple, muted design for its logo and espresso machines, the rebranded café seems to be McDonald’s first attempt at breaking into the small but growing high-end coffee market.   The eatery’s food options are a definite departure from McDonald’s usual fare. Served at a posh-looking salad and sandwich bar, the menu includes chipotle pulled pork over brown rice, assorted pastries, and panini made with ham and Colby cheese. “The only association we have is that we are a McCafe, but what we are offering is totally different to what we offer in McCafe,” Kyle Jarvis, the manager of The Corner, told the Daily Telegraph newspaper. “If they’re looking for a Quarter Pounder, they’ll probably be sorely disappointed.” McCafes usually offer a variety of espresso and smoothie drinks, and are often attached to regular McDonald's, where the full fast-food menu is available. McDonald’s did not respond to questions about whether it planned to launch The Corner in the United States. The fast-food behemoth has struggled  lately with continually declining  sales in stores open a year or more. It has scrambled  to simplify its menu in recent months. Now it is experimenting with new concepts to attract younger diners, and it isn't alone. Last year, KFC hatched a new, upmarket chicken eatery called KFC eleven. Taco Bell opened an upscale taqueria in California in August called U.S. Taco Co.. A month later, it opened the first of two banh mi sandwich shops  s in Dallas, in hopes of finding a market for Vietnamese food served with the sort of simple, streamlined menu pioneered by Chipotle.   Even Starbucks, facing increased competition from its less ritzy rival Dunkin’ Donuts,announced a new line of deluxe bean blends and high-end coffee houses earlier this month called Starbucks Reserve. Currently worth $27.9 billion in annual sales, the U.S. coffee market is expected to grow to $33.7 billion by 2018, according to data from research firm IBISWorld cited by Reuters. The data do not separate revenues for high-end coffee sellers.
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Entourage Warner Bros.

Actor Vince Chase and pals maintain a strong bond as they navigate Hollywood's cutthroat world.  
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Taken 3

28 Taken 3 20th Century Fox

Liam Neeson returns as ex-covert operative Bryan Mills, whose reconciliation with his ex-wife is tragically cut short when she is brutally murdered. Consumed with rage, and framed for the crime, he goes on the run to evade the relentless pursuit of the CIA, FBI and the police. For one last time, Mills must use his “particular set of skills,” to track down the real killers, exact his unique brand of justice, and protect the only thing that matters to him now – his daughter.
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Focus

29 Focus Warner Bros.

A veteran grifter takes a young, attractive woman under his wing, but things get complicated when they become romantically involved.
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Top Five

30 Top Five Paramount

A comedian tries to make it as a serious actor when his reality-TV star fiancé talks him into broadcasting their wedding on her TV show.