Black History of Health: Michael Jackson

MJ. The King of Pop. The pop music legend. Micheal Jackson. Most of us know that Michael Jackson is the King of Pop, the youngest of his brothers in the Jackson 5, and the most-awarded artist of all time. He won more awards than any other musician alive or deceased. He’s received 23 Guinness World Records, 40 Billboard Awards, 13 Grammys, and 26 American Music Awards. While most of us are aware of his musical legacy, it wasn’t common knowledge that Jackson lived with lupus, a disease in which the body comes under attack from its own immune system. The result is inflammation, pain, and damage to certain tissues of the body. Hints of how Jackson dealt with such a condition can be found in his personal style choices, from the surgical mask he occasionally donned to his signature white glove. RELATED: Michael Jackson: His Secret Legacy Of Giving No One Knew About What is Lupus? Lupus is an autoimmune disease. Your body’s immune system is like an army with hundreds of soldiers. The immune system’s job is to fight foreign substances in the body, like germs and viruses. But in autoimmune diseases, the immune system is out of control....