Maybe you forgot Ryan White, or AIDS in Africa, We Are The World, or Heal The World. Well I HAVE NOT.
So all you posting "just another Anna Nicole", or "whatever", or some of the more nasty posts that I won't even dignify, need to remember that despite anything else, he was a champion of progressive causes...a TRUE humanitarian.
Before Ryan White, Aids was thought of a gay disease. Michael Jackson appeared with White during his trial to show support and to help publicly destigmatize socializing with people with AIDS.
In August of 1990, Congress signed the Ryan White CARE Act and in doing so created a system of services that has improved the quality and availability of health care services for people living with or affected by HIV and AIDS
Heal The World
The Heal the World Foundation is a charitable organization, founded by musician Michael Jackson in 1992. The foundation's creation was inspired by his charitable single of the same name. Through his foundation, Jackson airlifted 46 tons of supplies to Sarajevo, instituted drug and alcohol abuse education and donated millions of dollars to less fortunate children, including the full payment of a Hungarian child's liver transplant.
We Are The World
We Are The World / USA for Africa
and so much more...
Words fail, and this is probably not a "legal" diary, but I am tired of media, people here, and everywhere conveniently forgetting the good this man did in the world.
***UPDATED - Keith Olberman reports from a paper in OH, that Michael Jackson had arranged though his will to give Paul McCartney the rights to the Beatles collection. Say what you will, that was classy.
http://www.clevelandleader.com/...
h/t TexMex
Thanks to Muzikal for the link to Rev. Al Sharpton's eloquent words today. Can't embed, so here is the link http://www.youtube.com/...