Yes, yes, yes I am a TRUE Michael Joe Jackson fan. My earliest recollections of him date back to 1987 when I was 4 years old. When I was 5 I wanted to marry him. I'd watch Michael Jackson: Moonwalker at least once a day. I wore that poor VHS out! I even had an MJ doll...The man kept me mesmerized. I didn't care about all the negativity swarming about him. I just knew I loved him and felt a sense of connection and understanding with him. Just standing on a stage and removing his sunglasses made millions of people scream and pass out! Amazing! When people would laugh at me and ask if I really liked him, I'd proudly say, "Yes!" Leave Me Alone is one of my favorite MJ videos. I never understood why the media wouldn't leave him alone. It was apparent the heights his fame took him too and the sadness he felt from lack of privacy and lack of a "normal" life.
Ever felt that way? To the point you want to shout/sing "Just leave me alone!"
In the event of his death so many have totally overlooked his numerous contributions to society. He was true inspiration...
Wanna Be Startin' Something? Start giving. Luke 6:38 (New International Version)
Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. Wanna talk about Michael? Talk about how he was a giver.
Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. Wanna talk about Michael? Talk about how he was a giver.
Michael was intently a blessing to others.
Here's a list that highlights the positive things Michael contributed to, aside from his awesome music(I am sure he gave to plenty of others):
AIDS Project L.A.
American Cancer Society
Angel Food
Big Brothers of Greater Los Angeles
BMI Foundation, Inc.
Brotherhood Crusade
Brothman Burn Center
Camp Ronald McDonald
Childhelp U.S.A.
Children's Institute International
Cities and Schools Scholarship Fund
Community Youth Sports & Arts Foundation
Congressional Black Caucus (CBC)
Dakar Foundation
Dreamstreet Kids
Dreams Come True Charity
Elizabeth Taylor Aids Foundation
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
Love Match
Make-A-Wish Foundation
Minority Aids Project
Motown Museum
NAACP
National Rainbow Coalition
Rotary Club of Australia
Society of Singers
Starlight Foundation
The Carter Center's Atlanta Project
The Sickle Cell Research Foundation
Transafrica
United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
United Negro College Fund Ladder's of Hope
Volunteers of America
Watts Summer Festival
Wish Granting
YMCA - 28th Street/Crenshaw
Makes me feel like taking up a collection!
*Smile, God LOVES you*
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