Africa: Michael Jackson, Because You Lived

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When on June 25, 2009, Michael Jackson died, his fans knew they had lost a visionary entertainer and a creative genius. The world itself lost an amazing character. Those who were fortunate to know and work for and or with him, knew they had lost a dear friend and mentor, but they have something to hold on to. Pembi Stephen-David elaborates.

To sing often, entertain people, dance and win the hearts and affection of fans and colleagues, earn the appreciation of honest critics, impact your world in your own swell way, bring out the best in others, leave the world a lot better, whether by the way you lived your life or by the way you did not, to know that even a life alone has breathed easier because you have lived, is to say the least, you have succeeded.

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