The long answer is that it introduced the idea of a truce in the minds of younger gang members on both sides. They grew up to lead both the 1988 peace summit (which included a brief ceasefire) and the 1992 truce. The truce, and the Rodney King Riots which coincidentally started the very next day, fundamentally changed gang life in LA, making the streets safer, dropping the murder rate, and increasing illegal drug profits for about a decade.
He was fucking wonderful and did wonderful things for people without ever asking for credit for it.
Photo: Michael and some Crips!
MJ is a great example of how black celebrities try to use their opportunities and fame to help the black community. I want modern black artists to act like him.
Also, the Oompa-Loompas in the book are “black pygmies from the deepest, darkest African jungles”.
They need to reboot the movie and cast Alex R. Hibbert or Caleb McLaughlin as Charlie!
#RepresentationMatters
#RebootCharlieAndTheChocolateFactory
WOW
It makes a lot more sense though when you think of the story. But of course showing little white kids as greedy and a black kid as humbling would be too much for media to take.
