![]() ![]() ![]() I have a lot of pride in who I am, and dignity.” Here are a few quotes from Michael about race, Blackness, and pride: Speaking of Black pride, the idea that Michael Jackson was ashamed of his Black roots is ridiculous given all the proud statements he has spoken in the past. There were however times when he would let his vitiligo show, such as the last photo above, which comes from his ‘They Don’t Care About Us’ short film about racial equality and Black pride. To control the blotchiness that vitiligo causes, Michael - like most other patients with the condition - sometimes evened out his skin tone with makeup and cream. It then spread as he grew up until it eventually changed the majority of his skin. As seen above in the first photo of young Michael Jackson, his vitiligo started appearing on his hands around the age of 11.
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