Mother of Michael and Janet Jackson who was the matriarch of the entire Jackson musical family. Through her encouragement, five of her ten children formed The Jackson 5.
Before Fame She met Joseph Jackson, her husband and the father of the Jackson singers, when she was still a teenager and he was a boxer and aspiring musician.
Trivia She made costumes for The Jackson 5.
Family Life After Michael Jackson's death in 2009, she became the legal guardian to his three children, Paris, Prince, and Blanket. Read More...
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday read for a second time a bill that seeks to repeal the law which grants pension and other emoluments to governors and deputies after leaving office. This was made known in a statement sent to Naija News by Eromosele Ebhomele, the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly.
The new bill which was debated on the floor of the House at a sitting presided over by the Speaker, Rt. Read More...
Fairy tales. Nursery rhymes. Dreams. Riddles. Historical treatises. Theories, both scientific and conspiracy. Social media discourse. Religion and mythology. Each is a way of using narrative to make sense of a world shrouded in mystery—of telling stories in order to live. For most of us, these formative tales come from our parents, who transmit their perspectives and experiences and misapprehensions to the next generation whether they mean to or not. The Changeling, an eight-part amalgamation of fantasy, horror, and romance that premieres Sept. Read More...