In 1980 I bought a 78 rpm vinyl single of ' Blame it on the Boogey ' by one Michael Jackson. Billy Jean followed and the rest is history. He was a genius and no other singer had his movements and sense of rhythm. He was definitely eccentric but perhaps too much of a super star for a black man. He was accused of child molestation and months of court case followed. No man, however rich, can match a government's spending power and although pronounced innocent he was in severe financial trouble. Hounded by creditors, rumours and innuendos he appeared to be a broken man. Perhaps it is best that he has died before he was reduced to singing on the sidewalk for pennies thrown into an inverted hat. Whether the charges were trumped up I do not know but Jack Johnson, Joe Louis and Mike Tyson were certainly put in their places for getting too uppity. Perhaps Americans may be entertained by a black man provided he does not become too famous. Mr. Obama better watch his back.