From BlackVoices:
Michael Jackson’s former famed residence Neverland may become California’s newest state park. A resolution is in the works that has state park officials examining whether the 2,600-plus acre estate could in fact be converted into an attraction, that could result in profitable revenue for the cash-strapped state.
The plan to convert the property is being rallied by California Assemblyman Mike Davis and the state’s NAACP. Davis firmly believes that the Santa Barbara County estate would draw millions of visitors from around the world. California’s NAACP President Alice Huffman, who is also on the board of the state’s parks commission, says, “I think Michael’s history is world history, and I think it would become the No. 1 attraction for the state parks if we could pull it off.”
Huffman also thinks that in addition to celebrating Jackson’s musical and cultural contributions, Neverland could join the ranks of state parks, which would honor African Americans, like Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park in Earlimart, Calif.
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