Michael Jackson - Man In The Mirror

On July 9, 2002, Michael Jackson, along with other musicians, producers and music executives, addressed the rights of artists, speaking about corruption and conspiricy in the record industry system. They especially demanded better treatment for blacks from major record companies.

Jackson addressed panelists at the Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network headquarters located in Harlem, New York.

Michael: I'm tired of the manipulation. [...] The press has manipulated the truth. They're liars. History books are a lie. You need to know this, you must know this, that all forms of popular music, from jazz to rock to hip-hop, and dance, from the jitterbug to the Charleston, are black. But go down to the corner bookstore, and you won't see one black person on a cover. You'll see Elvis Presley. You'll see the Rolling Stones. But where are the real pioneers?"