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Michael Jackson's Most Moving Songs

To add on to his popular hit, "We Are the World," this is just a list of MJ songs that I have found to tweek my soul and show the serious inner-humanitarian in him. All of these videos I found on Youtube. They will show either the video of the listed song or a montage of MJ videos with lyrics. Kudos will be given to each user :0)! 10. What More Can I Give Celine Dion, brothers Nick and Aaron Carter, boyband *NSYNC, Usher, Beyonce, Mya, Luther Vandross, and more superstar friends came together to make this heartfelt song. Jackson penned this song after the September 11th attacks and was recorded two years later. This man showed that he was giving a lot and more. Video courtesy of TheRumberos. 9. Heal the World If not everyone, most people should remember the superbowl halftime show of 1993. After performing his hit, "Black or White," the stadium was filled with pictures of children from various colors and races while child-like voices filled the air singing "

Are They Still Just Words?

From Dr. Laura to Mel Gibson to that guy from Seinfield and various shows shedding light on the verbal taboo, the N-word is at controversy once again. I checked out articles and opinion pieces from websites, such as Brown Sista and the Huffington Post . It's a well known fact that no matter how the word is spelled or used, its meaning will not change. In a like manner, the groups of people who are allowed and not allowed to use it will not change either. As a Black woman navigating my way in the game of life, I was naturally hurt to hear this word from someone's mouth because you're not just hurting one person. At the same time, I'm no longer surprised; with the choice of free will, free speech, and the such. This actually motivated me to do some research on other uses of not only the n-word, but also the b-word and the infamous lexicon of Don Imus, 'nappy-headed hoes.' In late July, Cobleskill mayor Mark Nadeau had his own racist rant pertaining his mocking of