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An iconic mural destroyed | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Building on Broadway that featured mural of Gary’s Jackson family demolished Crusader Staff Report To some, it was gone too soon. To many, it was time for the mural to beat it. The massive iconic mural on a vacant building on Broadway featuring Gary’s Jackson Five, last week was demolished after the structure met the […]

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Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson was one of the most iconic singers of his generation. Born on August 29, 1958, he was the eighth of ten children born to Joseph Walter and Katherine Esther. At the age of 5, he became the lead singer of his family band named “Jackson 5” which included him and his four

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