37 years ago today, Elizabeth Taylor presented Michael Jackson with the Heritage Award at the 1989 Soul Train Music Awards and called him 'the true king of pop, rock and soul.'
That night, Michael Jackson became the King of Pop.
🚨 @arseniohall came through to promote his new memoir, out now, and explains how difficult it was to put Black culture at the forefront back in the 90's and the risks he had to take to work the system. Check out the full interview on @netflix !
@dcollinsWBAL@justin_fenton There has long been speculation and suggestion that he was murdered and that it was related to a case he was working on. The what or why has never been clear. I hope for all of us the truth is revealed and any culprits are exposed and made to account.
In journalism we’re used to pointing out problems, not solving them. This was a chance to think differently and offer Baltimore kids and parents solutions.
Take a look and tell us what you think. https://t.co/SaBqSVY2Rp
We set out to see if there were solutions. And we found at least one: It would get 35,000 students to school using yellow buses, vans and cars — in one trip.
We investigated just how bad the problem was. Turns out it’s terrible — a quarter of city buses that students take in the morning don’t show up on time. Or at all.
And the result is Baltimore’s kids are left behind — often failing their first-period classes.
For more than a decade I’ve heard Baltimore students and parents complain about the messy and sometimes dangerous process of getting to school.
And for more than a decade school leaders have ignored the problem.
My book, POLICE AGAINST THE MOVEMENT, comes out 10/7 and I'm going on a book tour!
10/07, SF: City Lights
10/09, LA: Skylight
10/16, Baltimore: Red Emma's
10/18, DC: Politics & Prose
11/06, NYC: The Word Is Change
12/02, Baltimore: Enoch Pratt
12/04, Atlanta: A Cappella