Michael Jackson, The King of Pop R.I.P. 1958-2009

The King of Pop Music Michael Jackson has died at age 50. According to reports, the pop legend suffered a cardiac arrest this afternoon and medics were unable to revive him. A TMZ source says Jackson was dead when paramedics arrived, while the Times says he was in a deep coma upon arrival.

Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene at the age of 11 as a member of The Jackson 5 and began a solo career in 1971 while still a member of the group. Referred to as the "King of Pop" in subsequent years, five of his solo studio albums are among the world's best-selling records: Off the Wall (1979), Thriller (1982), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991) and HIStory (1995).

In the early 1980s, he became a dominant figure in popular music and the first African-American entertainer to amass a strong crossover following on MTV. The popularity of his music videos airing on MTV, such as "Beat It", "Billie Jean" and Thriller—credited for transforming the music video into an art form and a promotional tool—helped bring the relatively new channel to fame. Videos such as "Black or White" and "Scream" made Jackson an enduring staple on MTV in the 1990s.

With stage performances and music videos, Jackson popularized a number of physically complicated dance techniques, such as the robot and the moonwalk. His distinctive musical sound and vocal style influenced many hip hop, pop and contemporary R&B artists such as Usher, Justin Timberlake, MC Hammer, etc.

REST IN PEACE, MICHAEL JACKSON. YOU WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED.

Nixon's hatred for Interracial Babies- From Racialicious' Latoyia Peterson

Thanks, Racialicious!

On Jan. 23, 1973, when the Supreme Court struck down laws criminalizing abortion in Roe v. Wade, President Richard M. Nixon made no public statement. But privately, newly released tapes reveal, he expressed ambivalence.
Nixon worried that greater access to abortions would foster “permissiveness,” and said that “it breaks the family.” But he also saw a need for abortion in some cases — like interracial pregnancies, he said.
“There are times when an abortion is necessary. I know that. When you have a black and a white,” he told an aide, before adding, “Or a rape.”

—”From Nixon Tapes, Ambivalence Over Abortion, Not Watergate,” The New York Times, June 23, 2009
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I’m not surprised at all at Nixon’s anti-interracial(Black man and White woman)remark. That’s a sentiment prominant Whites have held for centuries. Remember the incident in Maine three years ago when Katelyn Kampf’s parents abducted her and tried to force her to abort her biracial child. Or the racist/sexist remark by a Michigan sheriff nearly 20 years ago when he said that he was against all abortions except when it involved a Black man and a White woman.
These people are just evil and racist. Unfortunately, attitudes still exist to this day.

Macon d's excellent article

Once again, Macon d's on to something. Something this society refuses to address now with this country increasinginly multiracial and multicultural and now that Barack Obama is president. I think we need to take some time to think about this country and how it was shaped and how past actions shaped the nation that it is today.

Gunman Opens Fire At the Holocaust Museum

This one was motivated by pure hatred and bigotry against Blacks and Jews. That guy has a long history of bigotry that law enforcement agencies were on the lookout for a long time.

I have to say that anti-Black and anti-Semitic hatred are still prevalent today.

My heart goes out to the family of the security guard, Stephen T. Johns, who was killed today. May he rests in peace.

As for this racist bigot, I hope he gets the maximum punishment available.

Maria Tallchief

First video dedicated to the first lady of American Ballet, Maria Tallchief

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A PSA starring murdered actress and model JuLissa Brisman. Brisman was shot to death in Boston's Marriott Copley Place Hotel in April, 2009. At the time of this upload, her killer was still at large. If you have information about Brisman's murder, call the Boston PD at (617) 343-4470. This PSA was created by Mark Pines.

Christianist Group's Billboard Compares Atheism To Murder

Christianist Group's Billboard Compares Atheism To Murder

A group calling themselves "Answers in Genesis" recently took out a billboard in Texas depicting a young boy holding a gun.

Here’s how Answers in Genesis describes themselves:

An apologetics (i.e., Christianity-defending) ministry,
dedicated to enabling Christians to defend their faith and to proclaim
the gospel of Jesus Christ effectively…we also desire to train others
to develop a biblical worldview, and seek to expose the bankruptcy of
evolutionary ideas, and its bedfellow, a “millions of years old” earth
(and even older universe).

[..]Personally, I can’t believe they are implying that
non-believers, or to whom God “doesn’t matter,” are going to take a gun
and shoot someone in the face.

Striking yes; thoughtful, absolutely not.

Although supposedly their beef is
with evolution, I don’t see how that point is conveyed with this
picture. So, according to them, believing what Darwin had to say means
a person is lawless and will go on a killing rampage?