Michael Jackson

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June 30, 2009
Michael Jackson performed at the Apollo Theater several times in his career - first, in 1969 when he was just…
June 30, 2009
“At each juncture, twist, and turn, as Black people were transformed, so was their characteristic music.” —Amiri Baraka Baraka wrote
June 30, 2009
As the reaction to the death of Michael Jackson continues across the country, one dynamic is emerging: how people remember…
June 29, 2009
Michael Jackson's mother asked a Superior Court judge on Monday to name her administrator of her late son's estate so…
June 29, 2009
"To you, Michael is an icon," a somber Janet Jackson told the crowd at the end of Sunday's show. "To…
June 29, 2009
Auction of Michael Jackson memorabilia during Julien’s Auction in Las Vegas (AP Photo/Laura Rauch) Michael Jackson is not dead. No,
June 29, 2009
Musician Stevie Wonder paid tribute to Michael Jackson during a concert. Wonder was in Milwaukee Sunday night, performing with John…
June 28, 2009
The cardiologist who was with Michael Jackson during the pop star's final moments sat down with investigators for the first…
June 27, 2009
It was the mid-1970s. The nation was fresh off the heels of the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War was
June 27, 2009
The Filipino inmates who shot to global fame with a Youtube video recreating the "Thriller" dance swayed and stomped again…
June 27, 2009
A music legend. An icon. A controversial figure. Media outlets around the world have widely reported on Jackson's travels in…
June 26, 2009
Al Sharpton said it best: “Michael Jackson made culture accept a person of color. Way before Tiger Woods, way before
June 26, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An emergency caller from Michael Jackson’s home says he wasn’t breathing or responding to efforts to
June 26, 2009
Michael Jackson is dead at 50 from cardiac arrest. Cardiac arrest simply means that the heart has stopped pumping, which
June 26, 2009
Michael Jackson’s music is flying off store shelves. Gloria Washington loaded up on Jackson’s hits at Best Buy hours after
June 26, 2009
Residents of Gary, Indiana are mourning the loss of their most famous native son. Hundreds gathered outside of Michael Jackson’s
June 26, 2009
Michael Jackson, the "King of Pop" who once moonwalked above the music world, died Thursday as he prepared for a…
June 26, 2009
(AP Photo/Rusty Kennedy, File) Just months after our President proved that you can be born black in America and achieve
June 26, 2009
How ironic. Between the economy and the weather — seemingly endless rain that has robbed us of half our summer
June 26, 2009
All over the country people are remembering, and celebrating the life of music icon Michael Jackson. In Los Angeles mourners…