Since learning of Michael Jackson's death, I've been noticing how every conversation about his life begins or ends with the fading color of his skin.

I found this article, from Sunday's Boston Globe really interesting. The article talks about Michael Jackson's struggle with his skin color and how this struggle represented that of the African American population.

The article really made me think about why he made some of the choices he did about his physical appearance, rather just sort of mocking him.

http://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2009/06/28/for_blacks_looking_at_jackson_meant_looking_at_selves/?page=3