The world is still reeling from the death of Michael Jackson. Leaders including Hugo Chavez, Imelda Marcos, Nelson Mandela, and Carla Bruni-Sarkozy have all weighed in. Programming from The Newshour with Jim Lehrer  to  So You Think You Can Dance? dedicated portions of air time to tribute the star last night.

So many people ran web searches to verify Michael Jackson's death that Google's computers began interpreting it as an automated attack.

 

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At YMI, we’ve also been remembering the life and music of Michael Jackson:

Denise Tejada visits the orginal Amoeba Records in Berkeley and brought back this video:

 

Pendarvis Harshaw has a commentary on the irony of the world mourning a poor black boy from Gary, Indiana.

Leon Sykes writes about profiteering off Jackson’s death and the rise in price of Jackson memorabilia.

Brandon McFarland asks "Who's The Heir to the Throne?"

King Anyi visits the BET Awards where the assembled celebs remember The Moonwalker.

Derius Wesley gives his own personal tribute to Michael Jackson, as do other YMI staff and students, through song and word.

[Ed. Note: we will update this list as more tributes pour in.]

 

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