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MICHAEL JACKSON AGAINST RACISM - A CHANGE IS GONNA COME / MICHAEL'S SPEECH "I'M BLACK" posted by 19700623kaka
Snippets (Highlights):historical 1963 March in Washington as a protest against racism, shows Martin Luther King and other freedom fighters; 12-year old Michael Jackson, together with the Jacksons, singing Star Spangled Banner during the opening of the 1971 World Series of Baseball at the Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio; part of Michael Jackson's anti-racism speech at Harlem; ends with part of Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream" speech

(note: I would like to thank dvdjarrett for being so kind to provide me the details about the occassion when the Jackson 5 sang Star Spangled Banner.)

Although I always liked Michael Jackson's music, it was not until his death that I started having a growing fascination for the man, not just his music or dance, but everything about his incredible legacy.

This prompted me to probe deeper into his life and works, people, and subjects which were among his interests or had strong connections with him.

I came across documentaries on the lives of fascinating black people such as Jimi Hendrix, Malcolm X, Tupac Shakur, Martin Luther King Jr., and Louis Farrakhan, among others. Whether or not I totally agree with all of them, or all of their principles, is not something I wish to discuss here; but whatever my answer to that may be, one thing is certain, I find these men in many ways highly admirable.

My discoveries made me realize that, by being themselves, the black people had been contributing greatly to humanity and the enormous injustice done to them made it a painfully thankless job.

In my own way I was part of that injustice. All my life I had been basking in the beauty and excitement of their music, singing and dancing to their rhythm, being enriched by their culture, but by believing they were made of lesser stuff, in spite of all that (how blind can one be!), definitely, I did not give them due credit. My deepest apologies and regrets!

I wish to be absolved and continue to experience the treasures they offer without hearing a disturbing "What right have you to partake of our feast?" creeping inside my head.

One of my most gifted friends, a world class musician, went to a prestigious music school in the US for his master's degree. According to him, he became the fine musician he had become because he did not confine himself within the four walls of his formal education. While in the US, he made friends with some blacks in the ghettos, observed them closely, and played music with them as often as he could in his desire to make as much of their musical genius as possible rub off on him.

He acknowleged that, as a musician, he learned many valuable and amazing things from the blacks, even those in the ghettos, in fact, especially them, he would never ever learn from anybody or anywhere else. He said there is something very profound one will experience only in their music and culture.

Some of my readings recently, "Paradise" by Toni Morrison and "New Moon Rising" by Eugenia Price, provided me a deeper understanding of the history and culture of the beautiful black race.

Definitely, the blacks do not belong to an inferior race. On the contrary, they are even superior in many ways. I was gravely wrong for believing they were less than that.

By writing this, I hope that, in my own small way, I will be able to express my long overdue gratitude and appreciation to my dear black brothers and sisters out there whose amazing God-given gifts I have always been benefiting from.

With an awakened sense of pride and joy in them, I wish to join in the celebration of their beauty, uniqueness, and the many treasures God lavished on them; I wish to be welcome to "partake of the feast."

To Michael Jackson, who, in a very unique and profound way, has led me to these fresh learnings and awakenings; to you, who, in my heart, has become my dear friend; I would like to say it is quite sad that you had to cross over first before I would begin to experience this exciting journey with you; but it sure had been worth it and it gets better still. Finding you as the most fascinating human being who ever lived has led me to other fascinating finds. I cannot wait to see what remains to be discovered. From the depths of my heart, I offer to you now, my long overdue admiration and respect for your great and immortal legacy. I salute you, Sir!

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MICHAEL JACKSON THE ANGRY BLACK MAN posted by Acidrainisapain

Muted and shaky somewhere in the early part, but PLEASE PROCEED, it gets better from there; Michael Jackson wages war against racism at Harlem; points out the many forms of popular music and dance (jazz, hiphop, breakdancing, etc.) as all black music and dance; he says "What would we be like without a song? What would we be like without a dance?"

KILLUMINATI: TUPAC EXPOSES ILLUMINATI posted by icemilf Opens with a very moving account of what Tupak Shakur told the judge during his trial. I swear "it cuts like a knife."