“It is, for many people a heavy, heavy lift to even consider muting Michael Jackson or changing the way we think about him to include predator.”
,” the HBO documentary exploring two men’s detailed claims that Michael Jackson molested them as children, at least one question remains.
“It is, for many people a heavy, heavy lift to even consider muting Michael Jackson or changing the way we think about him to include predator,” said Neal, who wrote a book entitled “Songs in the Key of Black Life” and teaches a course on Jackson and his art. “Unlike an R. Kelly, Michael was an iconic global figure. There is no one like him.”
“If someone accuses you of something,” Joyner said on the air Tuesday, “they had better have some facts to back it up. They didn’t have any facts.”Michael Jackson's legacy was changed by 'Leaving Neverland.' It's a long overdue reckoning for every fan. Representatives of five major American audio networks contacted by NBC BLK declined to comment or did not respond. By contrast, in New Zealand, the two companies that own most of that nation’s commercial radio stations have pulled Jackson’s music,. The BBC refuted a report that it has done the same, saying in a statement that its radio stations do not ban artists and one of its radio networks — Radio 2 — played Jackson’s music last week.
Few black Americans, save Barack Obama, have experienced Jackson’s level of visibility, cultural influence or standing. Few have been supported by as many fanatical defenders and critics who are convinced they are aware of the granular details of Jackson’s life, character and art.
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