Michael Jackson’s Global Impact
Travel Blog • Alicia Imbody • 06.26.09 | 4:02 PM ET
Love him or leave him, Michael Jackson’s international impact—from pioneering popular music and breaking down the race barrier in the entertainment world, to influencing foreign policy and perplexing people across the globe—cannot be denied.
As the world reacts to his death, we take a look at a sampling of global responses and remember some of his lasting impressions.
- The world reacts to Jackson’s death: Reports from Berlin, Mumbai, Sydney, Tokyo and Johannesburg.
- When Michael Jackson was the world to Bahrain: The Middle East mourns and remembers the days when Jackson called Bahrain home.
- We Are the World: In what was perhaps his greatest contribution as a humanitarian, Jackson co-wrote this charity song with Lionel Richie and the single topped charts around the world, raising awareness and more than $50 million for famine relief in Africa.
- Jackson continued a focus on poverty awareness, urging former President Clinton to increase aid and even performing Heal the World for the Clintons in 1992.
- Africa Cries for Michael Jackson: News of his death has been greeted with a mixture of disbelief and sadness across the continent, where the “King of Pop” was once crowned King of Africa.
- The World Environment Day Festival in Queensland, Australia, will host a tribute to the late star with a performance of “Make a Change,” which was already chosen as an anthem to unite against climate change. Jackson had expressed support for past Environment Day festivities with Earth Song.
Galina Tulchinsky 06.26.09 | 7:57 PM ET
When I heard the sad news I was devastated and want everybody to visit his last home in Bel Air, until we hear about funeral.
Ling 06.27.09 | 9:26 AM ET
We Are the World was his finest hour. Hard to top that as an artist - not just Michael Jackson, but any artist. Be hard for the world to come up with another King of Pop.
Rhett P 07.02.09 | 4:42 AM ET
Undoubtedly, the King of Pop have had made a dramatic change in everyone’s lives, he mesmerized everyone. In addition, he brought a broader pathway and opened up a wider vein for more musicians to come on board. As he has passed away, many people are looking for Neverland Ranch photos. Neverland Ranch photos are somewhat of a rarity, as few people entered the now dilapidated estate over the last few years, many of the most recent snapshots are all aerial photos. The ranch almost slipped into foreclosure, and was bought by Colony Capital, an investment firm, with Jackson still owning a stake, despite falling behind on the secured loans for the property. The debt concerning Neverland still has to be settled, and it’s been made clear that Jackson won’t be buried there. Secured loans may be needed to pay it off, and recent Neverland Ranch photos aren’t much to look at.
More from this link, http://personalmoneystore.com/moneyblog/2009/07/01/neverland-ranch-photos-show-michael-jacksons-fortune/ about Michael Jackson.