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  • great video

  • please keep the videos, this is amazing info

  • Foremost, I would like to say..Amazing!

  • I hope the next part will be soon, I want to know all about the HIStory album.

  • To say that MJ was about black power is to contradict the message of Blacks and Whites living together equally in love. I believe he did the black panther for the reason he said himself and that he danced, felt and acted out the feelings of the oppressed black people fighting for power. The black panters used to be violent...The fist is a symbol of unity, strength,solidarity and support also. You can't just focus on defiance and resistance. MJ was about love and unity. I agree with other interps

  • The first showing of Black or White did not have the graffiti on the windows though.

  • I love this analysis of Black or White.. I read an obscure educational article very similar to the content of this video around 4 years ago, and I love that the content of said article has now been placed in a video for many others to view! :D

    Magnificent video overall! :D

  • More people have stated Michael was in his "black power"days at that time. And I think he never left them... He was truly angry about the way black artist had been treated and still were. In 2002 he was demonstrating in New Yor, as we all know, and I think if the trial hadn't took place, he would have gone on to do so. But his arrest in 2003 up untill his acquital in 2005 crippled him and took away his energy. Remember the pressconference in the O2 2009? He made the Black Power sign again!

  • I read an MJ interview in which he talks about giving a press conference with his brothers during the Motown years. They were asked about the black power movement in the news at the time but declined to answer, per Motown's strict instructions. However Michael said that on his way out of the room afterwards he turned and gave the black power salute, so the reporters would know where he really stood. Just like he did at the end of the TII press conference... btw...

  • @basilrose this was actually written in the 'moon walk' book as well.

  • @lumbia33 thanks for the reminder -- I couldn't remember where I'd read it :-)

  • @basilrose no problem... i haven't read the book in many years, but this line jumped out at me when i read it, because it made me smile.

  • THIS IS A VERY WELL PUT TOGETHER VIDEO. CAN'T WAIT FOR PART 2!! MICHAEL WAS LOVE AND WANTED EVERYONE TO LOVE EVERYONE.

  • Whoa! But the Michael Jackson community already knows Jackson was very much unliked by the social media and he was a big time threat to those lacking in morals and ethics.... He "bothered and stirred up" the conscience of many people. Now, how do we get the WORLD to see who Michael Jackson really was and what he stood for. This is a well put together video. It's informative and educational. My hope is that the professionals driving important projects such as theses will take it beyond the YouTu

  • A true examination of Michael Jackson's art and messages are sorely needed. There is no doubt in my mind that racism and fear of his power played a role in the legal and media persecution of him.

  • I'm so glad that others understand how powerful MJ was and that he was considered a threat. The one thing about MJ is you don't have to necessarily "interpret" what he was trying to say. MJ was actually very direct and this video shows that.

  • Wow, there are some excellent comments about this vid! Michael Jackson was a CONSCIOUS, CONFIDENT, COMPETENT, BLACK MAN who loved all humanity. And, dare I say, he was a freedom fighter from a young age.

  • Michael was a black man through and through and used his art to show the inequality in America. Indeed he was too rich, too powerful and the establishment went about dismantling all he stood for and built in his reputation. He pulled the "sheets" off American racism. They didn't succeed because Michael's art was too great too good for them to disregard. There are many that "truly" got it we are still here to work for Michaels legacy and message.  He'll never die good art lives forever.

  • PART 2! PART 2! I CAN'T WAIT!

  • Great video. It's obvious why what happened in 1993 happened. He had such a good message so they completely ruined his image.

  • While this is a very interesting video (and I appreciate the in-depth examination of one of my favorites among his short films), it's worth noting that the racial slur graffiti did not exist in the originally aired form of the video. It was edited in later to make the apparently "random violence" somehow more palatable. The message is still a good one after the changes were made, obviously, but I'd be interested in seeing an examination of the video in its truly original form.

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  • It's also interesting that Jimi Hendrix supported the Black Panther Party, and look what happened to him. /watch?v=DeXmlz7pyKQ&feature=r­elated

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  • Wow really great video...looking forward to part 2!

  • Fantastic! I'm tired of people saying that Michael didn't like being black just because he had a (medically proven by the way) skin disease (vitiligo). He was very proud and knew who he was completely. We need to stop believing the media's lies and start seeing the truth about this man. Go MJ!

  • Now that I'm watching this video I really wish that all of those journalists would've asked him about THIS type of stuff while he was still alive, because I really would have loved to have heard his take on it all. Instead they always had to ask him about vitiligo and molestations and all that other nonsense. He really should've just stood up for himself and said: "ASK ME ABOUT MY MUSIC!" I really wish Michael was still here to see all of this and respond/react.

  • BRAVO. Patiently awaiting part 2!

  • @lucaslover528

    actually that is a falicy as well,used to make him sound like a person who couldnt make intelligent decisions;he had Ruth Fine with him,who made sure he did his lessons.In fact,he read extensively thru his whole life.She was his private tutor after school became too dangerous because of the popularity of the Jackson5

  • Thank you,brilliant,Michael is a highly intelligent person,he is beyond the thought processes of most of the world.A true renaissance man.

    I love you MJ!

  • thanks this is really great!!

  • Many thanks for this video! This is truth!

    stefy italy!

  • Nightflower says the words I am FEELing too, I am looking forward to Part 2! Interesting video you've made here.

    MJ was a threat indeed and that is why he is hunted for years. But the truth will once come out, too late for him, unfortunately. ThanX

  • @margamj1961 "too late for him".  Or maybe not. {wink}

  • website innermichael

  • Barbara Kaufmann has a great website 'Inner Michael', where she researches Michael's messages in depth. Very interesting and mind provoking. It's sad that I can't place a link here; she also wrote an excellent piece in 8 parts about 'Black and White'.

  • Michael was a Messenger, sent to this world to spread Love. Destroying the barriers between the races was a part of that.

    I've always thought that Michael had to be brought down because of racism. He was too rich and famous for a black man. And Michael became a threat to some people in high places because he publicly began to speak up for his race, especially in the entertainment industry.

  • @Nightflower51 Great comment. I agree...

  • @Nightflower51, @humannature11

    Thank you for sharing this intelligent project, it's very interesting. I absolutely agree that Michael became a threat to some shady people and industry. Thank you for speaking your mind so openly !

  • @Nightflower51

    yep,so true

    he is my spiritual giude..

    also ditto on the racist stuff,he wasnt allowed to be rich..wtf?

  • @Nightflower51 EXACTLY. Well said with laser-like precision.

  • @Nightflower51 Absolutely agree!

  • Thanx - that was amazing! Can't wait for part 2

  • i call you now : favorit to me , thank jou for sharing.

  • Great video! Thanx for posting. 

  • MJ Continued: .....Then he brings out what the Black Man has done. Instead of naming it another thing, he named it Black Man. That’s what I loved about it....And that’s the best way to bring about the truth, through song. And that’s what I love about it.

  • From 'Ebony' in '84:

    E: What you have just said is not only compassionate but compelling. How do you communicate such feelings since you don’t make public appearances to express your views in public forums?

    MJ: I try to write, put it in song. Put it in dance. Put it in my art to teach the world. If politicians can’t do it, I want to do it. We have to do it. Artists, put it in paintings. Poets, put it in poems, novels. That’s what we have to do. And I think it’s so important to save the world.

  • It's a very interesting way of discovering layer by layer Michael's influence in so many levels in our society. What a genius! Thank you! keep up the good work!

  • Thanx for this great video. Thanx for sharing Marchaelic08(Becky)

  • This is going straight to my favorites! Bravo for uploading this!! *bows down* =DD

  • Wow, this is an incredible video!! I loved it! It all makes so much sense! I never quite put it all together like that! I would never have thought there was anything racial to do with "Beat It" or "Speed Demon!" That is freaking incredible!! I can't wait for part 2!! Thanks so much to Irena aka Milka484 for sharing this with me! And, a big thank you to TheMJAcademiaProject for uploading this amazing video!! This was absolutely brilliant!! Michael is such a genius!! With LOVE always! <333

  • I am waiting for Part 2 now.. well done!

  • Great Work.

    

  • @humannature11 Great,thank you for sharing Susanna.

  • He was a genius and a visionary! One of the gratest minds of humanity!

  • Excellent job! Can't wait to see Part 2

  • I'm really not aware of this facts, WoW, speechless here. Amazing indeed!

  • WOW!!! Awesome! I want to see more so I can share it with others. People need to understand MJ better and things like this will help more than you kow. Love it!!

  • Wow I'm speechless! That was very eye opening!! MIchael was so far beyond his time. I think he understood that what he created had so much depth and so much 'hidden meaning' that it would be revealed in time. Like peeling the layers one at a time. He knew his work was timeless. He was one of a kind and was sent here to give us a message, if we were or are brave enough to hear it. I love you MIchael <3 Thank you for everything xoxoxoxo

  • AMAZING VIDEO.....................Mich­ael used his music, his words and his actions to spread messages and to make the entire world open their eyes, their ears, their minds and their hearts like very few people ever have. It shouldn't have taken the death of a great human being for us to realize this. :( Thank you for this eye-opening video, MJAcademia.

  • Superb!!

  • Amazing facts hidden in this video. I knew quite a few of them, but some of the metaphors you outlined were new to me and much appreciated. Thanks for posting)

  • Amazing video ! Thank you!

  • @TheMadoula Thanks for sharing sis!

  • @TheMadoula

    WoW sis, thanks for sharing!♥

  • @marchaelic08 you are welcome sis..

  • at 7:28 wait what? why did the police investigate him again? he didn't do anything wrong....

  • @roses00000 He was accused of child molestation. Interesting timing.

  • @8mycrab oh right... yea and that's what i like to call conspiracy ... thank you for making this video! it has become a lot clearer to me now...!

  • @roses00000 I didn't make the video, TheMJAcademiaProject did.

  • @8mycrab oh right sorry i thought that he replied i didn't look at the account name...

  • This is superb fantastic i look forward to seeing more of your work. My love to you.

    Straight to my favorites.

  • This is superb fantastic i look forward to seeing more of your work. My love to you.

  • mj was more than a singer and dancer that's 4sure !

  • Michael was a genius, thankyou for posting

  • I LOVE this!!! I can't wait for more!

  • Michael was deeper than society gave him credit. Who else could send a message in songs that people actually understood, only Michael. LOVE always.

  • He was a genius, quite simply, but so very complex! When is part 2? I can't wait!

  • There is soo much in his lyrics and short films. People rarely paid attention I guess :( Finally being "decoded" for everyone to see, great work!

  • Didn't realise the meaning of 'boy'

    Didn't Sneddon call Chris Tucker boy at the 2005 trial?

  • @dirtyadiana48 I didn't realize the meaning of "boy," either! I had no idea that there was anything racial about Beat It or Speed Demon! It's incredible when you put it all together! <3 And, yes, Sneddon did call Chris Tucker "boy" in the 2005 trial. It all adds up! And, the quote from John Landis further reveals how Michael was not as far removed from society as people tend to think. He was fully aware of what was happening around him, and he made such creativity out of it! GO, MICHAEL!! <3

  • @TheThrillerFan1 'Boy' was how African Americans were refered to even if they were old men. It was a physcological method of emasculating black men after the abolition of slavery was made law, to remind them that they still were not equal to the white man. Traditionally, in many African cultures, the elderly are accorded the highest respect in their communities, regardless of their financial or social status. This goes as far back as the griot oral tradition of the elders.

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  • Thank you.

  • I find it great, that finally someone picks all those details. Michael Jackson has a great message. Thank you:)

  • Wow, I missed all those details.

  • I love this!

  • AWESOME! Man, this is INCREDIBLE! Subscribed, baby! Keep up the AMAZING work!

  • This is great interpretation of his art ... so much message behind ... love it and eyes opened ...

  • What they said 

  • Amazing video!!!!!!Great!

    Where is part two? Cooming soon?....thank you....

  • Interesting! I hope this isn't yanked off and suddenly disappear. People need to recognize this important side of MJ.

  • @introper Really? I think that it's very concise and gets right to the point personally.

  • All I can say is "BRILLIANT"

  • WHERE IS PART. 2?!!!! This was excellent! Thank you!

  • Excellent work!!! Very insightful unveiling of the messages melded in Michael's art! Much appreciated!

  • this is GREAT! Very accurate and responsible piece done with integrity! We need more of this! Thankyou!

  • Powerful Stuff right there!!!!!

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