“Mom!  Oh my gosh.  What time is it?”             “Almost 4:30.”             “I’m late!”             “Tell her that you missed the bus.”             Allyson dialed her cell phone.             “Allyson, where have you been?  I’ve tried to call you several times.”             “Sorry Mom, I had my phone off.”            ...

When I think of Michael Jackson I am reminded of the global brainwashing of blacks being inferior.  During my international Nigerian experience I learned that the bleaching of one’s skin to lighten it is a highly profitable “beauty” secret.   I learned people with black skin are conditioned globally to believe that our natural skin color, hair texture, physical features and intellectual capacities...