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Continue reading →: Week 3: The Business of Brilliance—Miles Teller’s Crucial Role in MichaelWelcome back to The Road to Michael! This week, we examine the casting of Miles Teller as Michael Jackson’s long-time entertainment attorney and business advisor, John Branca. In a biopic that promises to be an “honest portrayal” of the King of Pop, the inclusion of key business figures is a…
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Continue reading →: Week 2: Antoine Fuqua’s Vision—What the Training Day Director Will Bring to the King of PopWelcome back to The Road to Michael! Last week, we celebrated the magic of Jaafar Jackson’s casting. This week, we turn our attention to the man steering the ship: director Antoine Fuqua. Initially, some might wonder why a director celebrated for intense action dramas like Training Day and The Equalizer…
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Continue reading →: Week 1: Stepping Into the Moonwalk—The Rise of Jaafar JacksonA Legacy Reborn: The Significance of Family Welcome to the official start of my series: The Road to Michael! This week, we focus on the actor tasked with the greatest role in modern musical cinema: Jaafar Jackson. Casting Michael’s own nephew is a testament to the care and respect the…
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Continue reading →: The Road to Michael Begins! Why the Biopic is a Moment of CelebrationThe Countdown is On: A New Era of Appreciation You already know I’m excited!!! With Michael, set to moonwalk into theaters on April 24, 2026, I’m officially launching a weekly series entitled the, “The Road to Michael.” For the next several months, I’ll be dedicating this space to a pure,…
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Continue reading →: Happy Birthday Pharrell!Allow me to reintroduce myself: The purpose of this blog is to capture what is interesting to me at the moment and have this as a living document that I can come back to at any time. I also hope to connect with others by sharing things that I love…
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Continue reading →: Pluto in AquariusLet me preface this by saying that I am NOT an expert in any of this. As of late I’ve really been drawn to learning as much as I can about myself in all aspects which includes Astrology and Human Design. I don’t feel comfortable enough in my knowledge of…
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Continue reading →: XSCAPEToday would have been Michael Jackson’s 66th birthday! I haven’t been able to really celebrate his life and work this summer as I usually do (I lovingly dub the summer ‘Michael Season’) but I couldn’t let the entire season pass without any MJ content!! In honor of this holiday I…
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Continue reading →: So, I went to a Career FairEveryone knows job hunting online is the pits, so I figured an IRL career fair would be way better. Only to find that… this IRL business also sucks. Moral of the story: you just have to roll with the punches. But I’m getting ahead of myself — let me take…
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Continue reading →: What I’m Reading: Fast Like a GirlI don’t know how I ended up “meeting” Dr. Mindy Pelz but I think I ran into her thanks to my YouTube algorithm. I immediately vibed with her, her vision, her concept of feminine fasting and loved how informative she was while still maintaining a sense of relatability (I usually…
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Continue reading →: New Major: Michael Jackson StudiesWhenever I walk into a bookstore I travel the same path: meander through the fiction section -> peruse through the biographies/religion/self-help -> and then finally mosey on over to the music section and foolishly scan the shelves for anything Michael Jackson-related. Inevitably, I run into the same 1 of 2…
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