Nelson Mandela Memorial Speech By Barack Obama

President +Barack Obama had a memorial speech for the former African President +Nelson Mandela. Watch the official visual video of President Barack Obama’s full speech at memorial service today as he pay respect to Nelson Mandela.

Muhammad Ali's Son Detained

It has come to light that the son of late boxing great Muhammad Ali was impacted by the "extreme vetting" process of President Donald Trump's executive order earlier this month. Muhammad Ali Jr., 44, was detained at Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on February 7.

Upon return from a trip to Jamaica with his mother, Ali Jr. was stopped and held for questioning focused on his religion, for what amounted to hours, he claims. Meanwhile, Khalilha Ali, who was married to the champ from 1967 to 1976, and birthed his oldest boy, was let go after she simply showed a photo of her together with Muhammad. The whole purpose of Ali Jr.'s travels was to be by his mother's side, in support of a speech on black history she was booked to deliver on the island.

"This is an outrage," family lawyer Chris Mancini told the Miami New Times. He says that they have considered filing a lawsuit against the government for profiling and discrimination. "I don't know what is going on with Mr. Trump's claim that his ban is not religion-based. We do not discriminate in this country based on religion," said Mancini.

It should be noted that Muhammad Ali Jr. is a U.S. citizen. He was in possession of a passport when he was taken into custody. Muslim citizens have been coming forward in increasing numbers to detail how they've been profiled by the President's executive action, which he defends is meant to keep foreign terrorists off of U.S. soil.

Earlier this week, Muslim passengers on a cross-country flight from San Francisco to New York City reported having been required to show I.D. upon arrival at their destination. President Trump and official spokespeople for the Trump administration have continuously denied that the executive order focuses on religion.

Donald Trump Says We Have Two N-Words

 

American Presidents are among the most quotable figures of all time. In 1910, Theodore Roosevelt famously said, "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena..." Fifty-one years later, John F. Kennedy delivered another timeless gem when he stated, “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” While Donald Trump's remarks may not have resonated in the same light over the years, he has a knack for galvanizing the public with buzzworthy commentary.

Kim's New Year Message To Trump

Kim said he was willing to meet the U.S. president at any time, mixing in conciliatory messages with his warnings of conflict to Washington and Seoul in his annual speech where he laid out policy priorities for his isolated and impoverished country.

Kim Jong Un said North Korea would take a new path if the U.S. insisted on keeping sanctions, delivering a pointed message to President Donald Trump in his New Year’s address.

In so many way's I feel Kim in his address. He is doing what he has to do for the survival of his country. Kim highlighted recent exchanges with socialist countries, speaking on his trips to China and the Cuban president’s visit to North Korea. China has been the key benefactor for North Korea’s economy.

Kim said he was willing to resume without conditions joint projects with South Korea that were frozen due to political tensions and North Korea’s weapon tests. So he lets things be known he is willing to work out differences.

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Kim called for increasing electricity power generation in the country that battles chronic power shortages. Kim also urged the North Korean people to strengthen their “self-reliance.”

Kim read his address in a suit and tie, in a departure from recent appearances in which he wore a black tunic. Instead of standing on a podium, Kim delivered a speech sitting on a couch in a Western-style room, illustrating an image of an approachable leader in a fireside chat.

Talks between the U.S. and North Korea have made little progress since Trump and Kim held an unprecedented summit in June and signed to “work toward complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula,” without defining the term or setting a deadline. The two sides have clashed over the pace and sequence of talks, with North Korea demanding relief from international sanctions and the U.S. seeking more steps toward disarmament.

Dear Great and Magmanimous President Obama

Congratulations on your success and endeavors in running the United States of America (Al Morocco) country & corporation. I often pray for your strength to our ancestors to keep your right guided and safe. (So far so good), smile I will keep this brief. 

I’m a 49 year old (Moor Man) from the Ohio territory. I’m a barber by trade so people and philosophy are my passion. In the year 2010, I began to study law and history while learning of Nobile Drew Ali through CD’s of Grand Sheik, Taj Tariq Bey, Dr. Ben Yusuf.

So I corrected my name and nationality to that of my fore mothers and fore fathers. I took into my heart and tongue the 5 principles of love, truth, peace, freedom, and justice. Here in Lima, Ohio, Judges have taken their oath and transferred it into administraril position and have been violating all my unanialible rights.

I have been physically assaulted for proporting law. Mr. President Obama, (my word) I am not doing it disrespectfully. I conduct myself with all dignity. I can muster, but I am firm. It’s bad that police take our vehicles and I come to court rooms by special appearance.

When I appear in the court room, it’s in proper persona, in full life, Allodia in my thinking, Treaty of Peace, Friendship, and my Nationality Card AA222141 Charter. I am still their Chattel property and have been jailed, fined, and roughed up. Mr. President, I trust you to be a just man. I am personally tired of being scared of the police because I represent a nationality.

Let’s continue to help uplift fallen humanity. This was and still is the purpose of the Moor’s in humanity are Asiatic, Mexicans, and Europeans who also could use a self-check.

I’ve heard from a reliable source you recently signed the “Rights of Indigenous People.” I would love to have a copy of it “I Would Be Overjoyed.”

How Was They Able To Invade Capital Hill?

 

Will someone please explain to me how protestors were able to gain entry into Capital Hill? This is like saying any country could come here and take over all power. This shows weakness to America.

Rioters with Donald Trump and soviet flags stormed the U.S. Capitol Building while Congress met to certify electoral. Among that, Donald Trump our President was inciting the invasion of the US Capitol with his own Vice President inside.

President-elect Joe Biden also expressed his belief that had the crowds of men dressed in face paint and protective riot gear storming the Capitol been BLM supporters, the response by law enforcement would have looked differently.

We Were Strangers Once Too

President Obama did a good job on his immigration law to give immigrants a chance to come out of hiding and live their life. He lets America know then when we first came to America, we were strangers too. So he tells the immigrants to come out of hiding if you are legal, go back to where you are from if you are a criminal.

So much backlash has been launched at the president because of this action. He asked the Republicans to at least pass a bill before you talk critics. The Wrap-Up Magazine understands both sides of the field, but this is something that this President was put in office for. Latinos and Mexicans have the chance to eat at American tables and pay American tax to say that they are part of the community.

Offset Talks Kim Kardashian Being President

Kim Kardashian's flirtation with political activism has Offset's support. In an interview today (Sept. 6) with TMZ, the Migos member praised the reality television star's advocacy for criminal justice reform.

"Hell yeah, I fuck with that shit. I've been through that shit," Offset said in response to a question about Kardashian's work. "To be able to have a second chance? That's one hunnid."

The rapper, currently touring on Drake's Aubrey and the Three Migos Tour, faces charges in Georgia for an improper lane change, possession of marijuana, possession of a weapon by a convicted felon and possession of a weapon after being pulled over in a traffic stop that his attorney has called "racially motivated."

TMZ's inquiry seems to be inspired by Kardashian's recent meetings with Donald Trump, whom she's now lobbied to free two people in prison, including Alice Marie Johnson, whose sentence for cocaine distribution and money laundering was commuted by the president in June after the 63-year-old woman spent 23 years in federal prison.

Kardashian reportedly returned to the White House yesterday (Sept. 5) to seek a pardon for Chris Young, whose 2010 arrest for marijuana and cocaine possession led to a life sentence in maximum-security prison. Young is one of around 3,800 individuals currently serving life sentences in the United States for drug offenses, according to the Buried Alive Project.

"He’s had to have a few surgeries and he’s been in a medical facility for a few years, and he goes back into the maximum-security prison where lifers have to go. And he’s had a perfect record," Kardashian told Jason Flom’s Wrongful Conviction podcast.

Beyoncé and Jay-Z Pledge $2M in Scholarship Funds

Beyoncé and Jay-Z are giving back to artists and creatives of historically Black colleges and universities.

Tiffany & Co. announced on Thursday that the 40-year-old singer's foundation BeyGOOD and 51-year-old rapper's charity the Shawn Carter Foundation collaborated with the jewelry luxury company and pledged $2 million to five small HBCUs.

Phil Jackson Signs With Knicks

The +New York Knicks has chosen +Phil Jackson as their head coach. Phil Jackson signed on to become president of the New York Knicks after a lunch meeting with team officials. Todd Musburger, Jackson’s Chicago-based agent, was in Los Angeles to finalize the contract with Jackson and Knicks officials, according to sources. Jackson’s deal is expected to pay him $12 million a year.

Jackson, who has won a record 11 NBA championships as coach of the Lakers and Bulls and two as a Knicks player, likely will spend significant time in New York but also retain his time in Los Angeles. Jackson will take over the running of the Knicks’ basketball operations department from president and general manager Steve Mills. A source said earlier this week that Mills will remain an integral part of the organization.

While there was significant interest in bringing him back to the Lakers in some capacity, it never reached a level where Jackson’s representatives were formally contacted, as it was clear to all involved that the Lakers would not offer a role that offered nearly as much power as the Knicks did.

More Than $375,000 In Student Loan Debt Forgiven

The president of the historically Black university made the announcement during 2021 commencement exercises Saturday, noting the total amount of cleared debt will be more than $375,000.

President Obama Releases 214 More Prisoners

The number of prisoners whose sentences have been commuted under Obama's administration grew to 562 on Wednesday [August 3], after he shortened the terms of 214 federal inmates. It is the most any President has cut in one day, in over a century. Of those who were granted an early release on Wednesday, 67 had been serving life sentences, bringing the number of prisoners who he's saved from living out their lives in a cell, to almost 200.

Obama's total number of commutations, since taking office in 2009, has surpassed that of the past nine Presidents combined. And he may not be done yet, as civil liberties groups have been pressuring him to pick up the pace on granting commutations before he exits office in January. According to NYU School of Law's Clemency Resource Center, approximately 1,500 of the 11,000 petitions pending review meet the administration's criteria for commutation. "We are not done yet," said Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates of the move. "We expect that many more men and women will be given a second chance through the clemency initiative."

Most of the inmates in question are nonviolent convicts with offenses related to the sale of drugs and other narcotic based activities. Throughout his Presidency Obama has been critical about excessive sentencing, and adamant about reversing the criminal justice system's approach to punishing non-violent criminals. Applications for clemency are reviewed with consideration for those who might benefit from post-prison reintegration programs, whether they be for drug treatment or educational programming and counseling.

Jennifer Lopez Production Company Does Internal Promotions

 

Nuyorican Productions, the company led by Jennifer Lopez and Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, has made a number of new hires and internal promotions, we’ve just learned.

Natalie Haack Flores joins as VP of Development having previously worked at Legendary while Kevin Sauer joins Nuyorican as Director of Development, having previously worked at STX.

George W Bush Talks Donald Trump

Former President George W. Bush said the media is an essential component of American democracy. The former president made an appearance on the Today Show, discussing the role of the media in the context of the Trump presidency.

"I consider the media to be indispensable to democracy," Bush said, "We need an independent media to hold people like me to account. Power can be very addictive, and it can corrosive, and it's important for the media to call to account people who abuse their power."

The comments from Bush come a few days after the White House barred a series of news outlets, like CNN, the NY Times, and the LA Times, from a press briefing.

Karey Burke Talks The Future Of Disney

 

In the past five years, Disney and the imprints under its umbrella have made valiant efforts to diversify the brand with productions that have a strong premise based on African culture, Asian culture, Mexican culture, and more. In an effort to further establish its inclusive environment, Disney's President of General Entertainment content aims to provide more visibility for the LGBTQ community.

Randy Phillips Launches Global Entertainment

Congrads to former CEO of +Aeg Live +Randy Phillips on the launch of his new global entertainment business. Former AEG Live CEO Randy Phillips has been tapped as CEO of Global Entertainment, a newly-launched U.S. division for London-based Global, the Media and Entertainment Group. The multifaceted, “360″-styled content company will include touring, label, publishing, artist management, branding/sponsorships and marketing divisions, with new headquarters based in Los Angeles and a London office.

Touting a “real 360 content creation company that genuinely offers a vast array of services to artists, combined with Global’s financial commitment,” Phillips believes the Global model is the way of the future. “I believe that within three to five years, all of the major labels that exist will look like Global,” he tells Billboard.

Global Radio is the U.K.’s largest commercial radio company, with national stations in every genre. Global founder/executive president Ashley Tabor has used this base to create an entertainment company that now includes Global Television and Global Publishing (Ellie Goulding, Corinne Bailey Rae, LMFAO), with the latter to be part of the Global Entertainment U.S. division under Phillips.

Phillips comes to Global Entertainment after 13 years as CEO at AEG Live, where he promoted world tours by artists such as Justin Timberlake, Bon Jovi, Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Jennifer Lopez, Enrique Iglesias, Rod Stewart, and Prince. He oversaw the expansion of AEG Live’s Festival Division (Coachella, Stagecoach, New Orleans Jazzfest) and produced films featuring Michael Jackson, Bieber and Katy Perry. In his diverse music-biz career, Phillips also managed or co-managed Stewart, Toni Braxton, Lionel Richie and Usher, and, with former partner Arnold Steifel, launched the Gasoline Alley imprint in a joint venture with MCA.

Phillips became a major player on a global stage at AEG Live, overseeing a network of regional offices and working with such ongoing subsidiaries as Goldenvoice, Concerts West, and TMG-AEG Live. Virtually out of the gate, AEG became a global touring deal competitor to Live Nation (albeit on a significantly smaller scale), with creative marketing and promotion for a wide range of touring clients. Phillips left AEG Live amid massive restructuring at the firm following the resignation of former AEG CEO Tim Lieweke, with his departure coming in a year where the firm reported best-ever Boxscore grosses totaling $1.1 billion.

Since his exit from AEG Live, the typically outspoken, highly visible Phillips has been noticeably absent from the music scene. He tells Billboard he actually signed his deal with Global on April 1 of last year, and has spent the interim fine-tuning the model and building a roster of executive talent. “Doing a startup is different than stepping into an existing job,” Phillips says, pointing out that he has launched similar ground-up businesses in AEG Live and Gasoline Alley. “Building a business from scratch is like putting together a puzzle, the pieces all have to fit. You can’t just hire people because they have great resumes, they have to be able to work with the other people you bring in.”

In that regard, Phillips has hired a team of industry pros, including executive vp/chief financial officer Chuck Ciongoli, formally of Universal music; longtime Phillips associate David Loeffler as chief creative officer; and business affairs executive Rand Hoffman. In addition, executive vice president and urban music head Garnett March brings in his own multi-faceted joint venture entertainment company in Global/The Chemists, which steers the career of Anthony Lewis. Other senior executives are also already in place, and will be announced shortly.

In the U.K., Global boasts national radio stations in virtually every genre: Capital FM (Top 40), Capital Xtra (Urban/Rhythm), Heart (Hot Adult Contemporary), XFM (Alternative), Gold (oldies), Smooth Radio (adult contemporary), Classic FM (classical) and LBC (news/talk).  Tabor has used this base to create an entertainment company that now includes Global Television (the UK national Capital and Heart video music networks) and Global Publishing, now under the Global Entertainment umbrella.

While no Global Entertainment tours or events have been announced yet, it appears the firm is positioned to compete–or partner–with Live Nation and AEG as a tour producer and promoter on a global level. Sources cited several projects in the works, and while Phillips declines to elaborate, he tells Billboard, “It’s a new age we live in. There are no absolutes any more. They always say politics breeds strange bedfellows, well, business really does.”

In addition to Tabor, Global is led by Group CEO Stephen Miron, COO Ian Hanson, and director of broadcasting Richard Park. It is chaired by Lord Allen of Kensington.

Are You Ready For Clinton vs Trump

(The Wrap-Up Magazine) Let's get ready to rumble for our next President of The United States. America can get ready for +Hillary Clinton vs +Donal Trump as the next raise gets ready to take aim. This election will become the next big Presidency we have ever seen. A independent vs a Democrat. Not only that, the richest self-made billionaire vs the First Lady President.

Although there have been a lot of backlash against both sides, don't worry about what the news, social media, or radio stations put out. Just do your study on the both of them and decide who you think is best for you.

Apple Set To Build New Headquarters In Texas

Apple Inc said on Thursday it would spend $1 billion to build a second campus in Austin, Texas that will house as many as 15,000 workers, amid a broader push by many U.S. companies to create more jobs at home.

The iPhone maker had announced at the start of the year it would invest $30 billion in the United States, taking advantage of a tax windfall stemming from U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tax reforms.

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The 133-acre campus in Austin will employ workers across various functions including engineering, R&D, operations and finance. The city is already home to the second largest number of Apple employees outside its headquarters in Cupertino, California.


Apple will also set up sites in Seattle, San Diego and Culver City, California and hire over 1,000 employees each in these locations, while also expanding operations in Pittsburgh, New York and Boulder, Colorado over the next three years.

Many American multinationals have been facing political pressure to ramp up investments at home as part of Trump's "America First" policies, which have left the United States embroiled in a bitter trade war with China. The president has also warned of tariffs on iPhones and other Apple products imported from China.

Apple's technology rival Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) last month ended a months-long search for its second headquarters, picking New York City and an area just outside Washington, D.C. for massive new offices, with plans to create thousands of jobs.

The new Austin campus will be located less than a mile away from Apple's existing facilities, and will first house 5,000 new employees with the capacity to expand to 15,000.

African-American Music Appreciation Month

In a recent proclamation, President Obama declared the month of June 2016 “African-American Music Appreciation Month.” We figured we’d celebrate the only way we know how: by sharing some of the best music ever recorded with the greatest fans music has ever had! In the words of the President himself, "African-American music helps us imagine a better world, and it offers hope that we will get there together.” Music to our ears.

TWUM Best Humorous Moments

Humor is the tendency of particular cognitive experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement. So here at The Wrap-Up Magazine, We have some funny humorous post for you to laugh too. Check out our daily feed of the most humorous stuff on the web. You'll never be bored at work again.