UPDATE: NPR HAS ACCEPTED MY REQUEST TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD

Hello to everyone who has supported this cause and signed my petition! I truly appreciate you and your time! I have been granted speaking time I have some important news to share.

After contacting NPR about my concerns regarding its coverage of Michael Jackson, I have now been officially added to the list of speakers for the NPR Board of Directors Open Session.

I will have less than two minutes to address the Board directly.

This is an important step. My concerns are no longer simply being sent through emails or discussed online. I now have an opportunity to bring them directly before NPR’s governing Board and ask for accountability.

I will be speaking about concerns regarding editorial fairness, racial and cultural bias, and the way Michael Jackson’s legacy has been represented by NPR Music. I will respectfully ask NPR to review its coverage and consider whether it has met the standards of accuracy, fairness, cultural context, and editorial responsibility expected of a public-trust media institution.

Now I need your help.

We have 37 signatures, but we need to reach many more people before September 10.

If you believe Michael Jackson’s cultural legacy deserves to be represented fairly and accurately, please:

✦ Sign the petition
✦ Share it with other Michael Jackson supporters
✦ Share it with Black music and cultural-history communities
✦ Repost it on Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok, and other platforms
✦ Send it directly to someone who you believe should know about this effort

Every signature helps demonstrate that these concerns are not coming from one person alone.

I am incredibly grateful to everyone who has already signed, shared, encouraged me, or helped connect me with journalists and media accountability advocates.

I will speak for everyone who believes Michael Jackson’s legacy deserves more than decades of distorted, racially-biased,  sensationalized, and culturally harmful media narratives.

Help me make sure NPR hears us.

Please sign and share. Our voices matter.