African american Quote by Cornel West

I think that Michael Jackson, just as an entertainer, as a figure who embodies the contradictions of black identity and the possibilities of R&B…

— Michael Eric Dyson

Michael Jackson fundamentally altered the terms of the debate about African American music. Remember, he was a chocolate, cherubic-faced genius with an African American…

— Michael Eric Dyson

Michael [Jackson] reconstructed his face and deconstructed the African features into a spooky European geography of fleshly possibilities, and yet what we couldn't deny,…

— Michael Eric Dyson

Michael Jackson was extraordinary. When we worked together on 'Bad,' I was in awe of his absolute mastery of movement on the one hand,…

— Martin Scorsese

I have always admired Michael Jackson, and he's the one I get most inspiration from. I hope to become an artist like him as…

— Lee Tae-min

Michael Jackson is an accidental civil rights leader - an accidental pioneer. He broke ground and barriers in so many different realms in artistry,…

— Don Lemon

Although himself frequently a target of guerrilla decontextualization, a major part of the meaning of Michael Jackson's life was to help balance the accumulation…

— Aberjhani

To many people Michael Jackson seems an elusive personality, but to those who work with him, he is not. This talented artist is a…

— Jackie Kennedy

Michael Jackson was not an artist who comes along once in a decade, a generation, or a lifetime. He was an artist who comes…

— Berry Gordy

Michael Jackson fundamentally altered the terms of the debate about African American music.

— Michael Eric Dyson

Michael Jackson was a poor black boy who grew up to be a rich white woman

— Molly Ivins

Michael Jackson is an underappreciated songwriter and an underappreciated singer. I think the world only gives him the most recognition for his dancing. He…

— Siedah Garrett