Originally Posted by
Lucas
he was the first black man to do several things. you can go research it if you want all the meat and potatoes of what 'racial barriers' michael jackson had to face.
a couple examples.
first black teen star.
first black man on mtv. (which was fought heavily by MTV)
not to mention the influence he had on an entire generation of black performers.
"Michael Jackson made culture accept a person of color way before Tiger Woods, way before Oprah Winfrey, way before Barack Obama," said the Rev. Al Sharpton. "Michael did with music what they later did in sports and in politics and in television. And no controversy will erase the historic impact."
really the list goes on and on. I'm not a big fan of michael jackson (as in i dont and never have owned a MJ album, and dont listen to his music), but the facts are the facts.
also remember, he was 'black' for a good while before he started having his procedures.
*you can find more on this subject if you research it yourself.