Miguel Jackson
With the death of the pop icon, all I have heard is how he broke down racial barriers. I ask, What barriers? Instead of giving him credit, we should give it to those who came before Michael. If there were no Fats Domino, Chuck Berry, Ray Charles, Jimi Hendrix, or The Platters then there would be no Michael Jackson. Besides, they were way better than he was, and for the most part, did it before the Civil Rights era (Is that not breaking down barriers?). Michael was not the first, surely not the last successful African-American artist.
With the death of the pop icon, all I have heard is how he broke down racial barriers. I ask, What barriers? Instead of giving him credit, we should give it to those who came before Michael. If there were no Fats Domino, Chuck Berry, Ray Charles, Jimi Hendrix, or The Platters then there would be no Michael Jackson. Besides, they were way better than he was, and for the most part, did it before the Civil Rights era (Is that not breaking down barriers?). Michael was not the first, surely not the last successful African-American artist.
2 comments:
A BOLD STATEMENT, TO BE SURE.
What about Jay-Z and Beyonce?
Amen
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