Cathy Williams

[Glenda Rancaño @rancanoglenda7]

El 14 de noviembre de 2012, un policía de Nueva York se arrodilló sobre una acera de Times Square para ponerle unos calcetines y unas botas nuevas a un hombre que caminaba descalzo en pleno frío. El agente no sabía que una turista lo estaba fotografiando. Dos semanas después, aquella imagen había recorrido el mundo.

El policía se llamaba Lawrence DePrimo, tenía 25 años y aquella noche estaba destinado a una unidad de vigilancia antiterrorista en Manhattan.

Mientras patrullaba cerca de la calle 44 y la Séptima Avenida, observó a un hombre sentado en la acera, pidiendo algunas monedas.

Lo que más le llamó la atención fueron sus pies.

Estaban completamente descalzos y tenían ampollas. La temperatura era tan baja que el propio DePrimo sentía frío a pesar de llevar botas y dos pares de calcetines.

Se acercó al hombre y le preguntó por sus zapatos.

Después de conversar unos minutos, quiso saber qué talla utilizaba. El hombre respondió que necesitaba una talla 12.

DePrimo caminó hasta una tienda Skechers situada en la calle 42 y pidió unas botas resistentes al agua y adecuadas para el invierno.

El precio original era de 100 dólares, pero el encargado, José Cano, quedó sorprendido al conocer la intención del policía y decidió ofrecerle un descuento de empleado.

DePrimo pagó aproximadamente 75 dólares de su propio bolsillo y compró también calcetines térmicos.

Después regresó a la acera.

Allí se arrodilló frente al hombre, le colocó los calcetines y lo ayudó a ponerse las botas.

A pocos metros estaba Jennifer Foster, una turista de Arizona que trabajaba en los servicios de seguridad pública de su estado.

Foster había pensado acercarse para ayudar al hombre, pero el policía llegó primero. Al observar cómo se arrodillaba para calzarlo, tomó una fotografía con su teléfono.

DePrimo no se dio cuenta.

La mujer envió después la imagen al Departamento de Policía de Nueva York, acompañada de una explicación de lo que había presenciado.

El 27 de noviembre, la policía compartió la fotografía en Facebook.

En apenas dos días había recibido cientos de miles de reacciones y había sido compartida más de cien mil veces. Medios de comunicación de numerosos países comenzaron a contar la historia.

DePrimo explicó que el hombre había sonreído de una manera que le hizo sentir como si le hubiera entregado un millón de dólares.

También contó que había guardado el recibo dentro de su chaleco policial para recordar que otras personas atravesaban circunstancias mucho más difíciles.

Pero la historia tuvo un segundo capítulo.

El 2 de diciembre, un periodista de The New York Times encontró nuevamente descalzo al hombre de la fotografía.

Se llamaba Jeffrey Hillman.

Cuando le preguntaron por las botas, respondió que las había escondido porque eran demasiado valiosas y temía que alguien se las robara.

Hillman también expresó su agradecimiento por el regalo y, especialmente, por el policía que se había detenido a ayudarlo.

Mientras DePrimo conservaba el recibo de la compra dentro de su chaleco, Jeffrey había guardado las botas en un lugar seguro, temiendo perder aquello que alguien le había regalado sin pedirle nada a cambio.

[Bécquer 🇪🇸✒🔡 @GustavoAdolf_]

A los 13 años, Drew Barrymore 🇺🇸 fue ingresada en una institución de máxima seguridad por su propia familia.
Tras tocar la fama mundial con E.T., la presión la sobrepasó: empezó a beber a los 9 años, a fumar a los 10 y a consumir cocaína a los 12.
Pasó 18 meses bajo una disciplina extrema. Aunque ella misma ha reconocido que allí recibió la crianza que nadie más supo darle, el coste personal fue inmenso. A los 14 años, por recomendación médica, se emancipó legalmente de sus padres.
Al salir, Hollywood le cerró las puertas por completo.
La etiquetaron de "problemática" y se quedó sin familia, sin apoyos y sin trabajo, hasta que apareció su ángel de la guarda: Adam Sandler🇺🇸.
Mientras la industria le daba la espalda, Sandler apostó por ella. La coprotagonizó en tres grandes comedias románticas (El chico ideal, 50 primeras citas y Juntos y revueltos), devolviéndole el lugar que merecía en el cine y relanzando su carrera.
Hoy, su amistad sigue intacta y Drew lo define como un amigo incondicional. Ella ha logrado sanar, formar su propia familia y convertirse en un referente de resiliencia y luz para millones de personas a través de su propio programa.
Tu pasado no define tu destino. A veces, solo necesitas a una persona que crea en ti cuando el resto del mundo no lo hace.

[LiberianGirl 🍉 @LiberianGirl779]

😭😢 Michael's vocal director, Kevin Dorsey, said Michael had confided to him, "You know I'm not going to live long. Look at history. They don't want me to live long. I bring too much love. I bring too much peace and happiness and joy to the world, to all people, to every race, every religion, to every culture. They don't want that.
They don't want that.“

[billboard @billboard]

Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ Scares Up 40th Week at No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart
https://t.co/Q3DFy8vOpG

[🦋 @sofia_588]

No one has found the number in the box so far 👀

What number do you see?

LEVEL- VERY HARD

WINNER takes $4400
ends in 12 hours

[Cathy Williams @CathyWi22938268]

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[🦋 @sofia_588]

No one has found the number in the box so far 👀

What number do you see?

LEVEL- VERY HARD

WINNER takes $4400
ends in 12 hours

[LiberianGirl 🍉 @LiberianGirl779]

In hindsight, the “documentary“ she supported turned out to be a boost for Michael’s catalog 😂 People would spend five minutes on Google and discover that it was all just one big, fat lie!

[ChartMasters.org @chartmastersorg]

Michael Jackson's Invincible has officially climbed past the 1.1 billion mark on Spotify.

The video below reveals how it went from 60 million streams in 2022 to 475 million so far this year.

[Grandma from Holland 🇳🇱 @HaaftenRenate]

Due to currently insurmountable problems within my family, I will not be present here for the time being.
I would like to dedicate what will be my final post for now to the young child, Michael.
💫
"Michael in his diapers is my first memory of him.... I was five when i started changing his diapers....
Michael was born hyper, with boundless energy and curiosity. If any of us took our eyes off him for a second, he'd have crawled under the table or under the bed....
The art of putting on a diaper with safety-pins was a test for any adult, let alone five-year-old me....
Michael had these extraordinarily long, thin fingers that used to grab my thumb, and he had wide, doe-eyes that said: 'I'm having fun giving you a hard time, buddy'. In my eyes, though, he was the kid brother who needed looking after. I felt protective of him from day one. Maybe it was because all i heard being shouted was 'Where's Michael?'.... 'Is Michael okay?'....
'Is Michael changed?'
'Yes Mother ... We got it ... he's here'.
Don't worry. Michael's okay. Michael's okay....

📖 You Are Not Alone Michael Through A Brother's Eyes
~ Jermaine Jackson

Personal note: Michael Jackson was born an innocent child and died an innocent man ✨️

Untill we meet again, love Grandma

[LiberianGirl 🍉 @LiberianGirl779]

“But not everyone fell for the defamatory treatment of Michael, and the fog continues to lift for others. Michael's son Prince spoke of how many fans share their love for his father with him, “He was such an incredible person, and the message and the music and everything about that is still just as much cherished, if not more, today, and because of his legacy, for some reason, it translates down to me. And I don't know how to explain it. It's just overwhelming love.”

[LiberianGirl 🍉 @LiberianGirl779]

Three weeks before he passed Michael had heard that two American journalists had been arrested in North Korea. He called a friend of the two and asked if he could help to free them.
"Do you think," he said, "that the leader of North Korea could be a fan of mine?” Michael said he had seen some pictures on the internet of the Leader. “You know, he wears jackets like mine."
"I don't really know," I answered Michael. "But I can try and find out."
"Please," Michael responded without hesitantly, “because maybe if he was a fan, I could help get those girls home." I explained to Michael that there were larger geo-politics involved, nuclear programs, a new administration trying to assert its foreign policy strategy.
"Yeah," Michael said wistfully, "but if someone wants to do something good, they just can. They don't really need to worry about all that other stuff.”

[LiberianGirl 🍉 @LiberianGirl779]

Funny and sad at the same time 🥺
Marlon: “I remember a time when I went in the record store and there was this man purchasing a lot of CD'S. And he would go and grab another batch of CD's. He was an older gentleman, he had a short afro, buck crooked teeth, and his clothes were rumpled. I walked up behind him and said: ‘Michael, what are you doing in this store?’ He turned to me and said: ‘Marlon, how did you know it was me?’ I told him "You're my brother. I can spot you anywhere regardless of your make-up. I know your walk; I know your body language and those shoes did not help."

[LiberianGirl 🍉 @LiberianGirl779]

According to Bill’s wife, “MJ and Bill were so close he was like his real father. There was one time at the beginning when MJ finished a show, he would run and jump in Bill’s arms when he got off stage. Bill carried little MJ in his arms away from screaming crowds.”
https://t.co/nmsBbufFcu

[visionaryvoid @Visionaryvoid]

B. B. King sets the record straight:
“When Elvis appeared he was already a big, big star. Remember this was the fifties so for a young white boy to show up in an all-black function took guts. I believe he was showing his roots and he seemed proud of those roots. After the show he made a point of posing for pictures with me treating me like royalty. He’d tell people I was one of his influences. I doubt whether that’s true but I like hearing Elvis give Memphis credit for his musical upbringing.
Back in 1972, Elvis helped me get a good gig at the Hilton Hotel while he was playing in the big theater. He put in a call for me and I worked in the lounge to a standing room only crowd. Elvis fans came in different colors but their love for good music was all the same. They were always a good audience.
Many nights I’d go upstairs after we finished our sets and go up to his suite. I’d play Lucille [King’s guitar] and sing with Elvis, or we’d take turns. It was his way of relaxing.
I’ll tell you a secret. We were the original Blues Brothers because that man knew more blues songs than most in the business - and after some nights it felt like we sang every one of them. But my point is, that when we were hanging out in the Hilton in the 70s, Elvis had not lost his respect, his ‘yes sir’, his love for all fields of music. And I liked that.”

[LiberianGirl 🍉 @LiberianGirl779]

Michael in 1978: “One day, I think, I'd like to be a teacher, or a social worker. Anything that involved children. It would be marvelous to be able to help foster kids who otherwise would only know poverty and despair in their lives. I guess that's about the greatest thing you can do, save someone from a bad life and help to give it some meaning.”

[Joe Vogel @DrJoeVogel]

“Network executives claimed their target demographic was white, suburban, male, and affluent. The channel, they insisted, was modeled on FM "album-oriented rock" radio—language that functioned as a polite euphemism for exclusion. Black artists, they argued, didn't fit the format. It wasn't racism, they maintained, but market logic. This logic was never neutral. It was racialized programming disguised as demographics.”

[Camilla Mæle Ruud @CamillaMR2]

2026.

With almost no air play or promotion, Thriller by Michael Jackson landed at 2 on Billboard hot 100 list. And the biopic broke records becoming the highest grossing biopic of all time.

If this is not a testament to how the world deeply miss Michael Jackson I do not know what is.

[acervo jaafar jackson @acervyjaafar]

🚨CASADO: Jaafar Jackson confirma que está oficialmente casado mostrando o seu look

[LiberianGirl 🍉 @LiberianGirl779]

😂😂😂 “I was a junior when Michael Jackson was a freshman (in 1973). And every morning he and Marlon would get dropped off real early. I was in my car cramming to finish my homework before class and Michael would come hang out with me. At first I thought it was cool, like, 'I'm hanging out with Michael Jackson.' But after a while, it kind of got annoying because he always had to push all the buttons in the car and ask what they did. I was trying to get my work done so sometimes I'd have to kick him out of the car.'