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“Candyman” Actor Tony Todd Dies at Age 69

Fans are mourning the death of veteran actor Tony Todd who has died at age 69.

The American supernatural horror film series originating from the 1985 short story “The Forbidden” from the collection Books of Blood by Clive Barker, about the legend of the “Candyman”, the ghost of an artist and son of a slave who was murdered in the late 19th century.

The role was played by Tony Todd, who is best known for his portrayal of Daniel Robitaille, also known as the Candyman, a killer who is summoned by saying his name five times in front of a mirror.

FEATURED: “Don Dada: Assessing the Socio-economic and Political Power of Jamaica’s Mafia Bosses” by Damion Keith Blake

Amazon — In Don Dada: Assessing the Socio-economic and Political Power of Jamaica’s Mafia Bosses, Damion Blake takes on a controversial subject: the Jamaican don.

The Jamaican don is a non-state actor, a male figure, usually from the community in which he plays a leadership role, and who wields considerable power and control inside that nation’s garrison communities. Garrisons in Jamaica are poor inner city communities characterized by homogeneous voting patterns for one of Jamaica’s two major political parties: the People’s National Party and the Jamaica Labour Party.

Prosecutors Cite Lyrics in Chicago Rapper Lil Durk Murder for Hire Indictment

Chicago rapper Lil Durk is the latest hip hop artist to be indicted on criminal charges and the authorities are digging in the crates and referencing his song lyrics to use against him.

According to justice.gov, Durk Banks, 32, a.k.a. “Lil Durk,” “Blood,” and “Mustafa Abdul Malak,” is charged with one count of conspiracy, one count of use of interstate facilities to commit murder-for-hire resulting in death, and one count of using, carrying, and discharging firearms and a machine gun and possession of such firearms in furtherance of a crime of violence resulting in death.