Michael Jackson to be inducted to the brand new Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame

Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame is an initiative from Black American Music Association and the Georgia Entertainment Caucus with the goal to commemorate iconic individuals and organizations that have impacted black culture and community.

Created on January 2021, the first induction will take place in June 2021 and located in Downtown Atlanta on the sidewalks of Martin Luther King Jr Drive and Northside Drive.

Quincy Jones, Otis Redding, Stevie Wonder and James Brown will be the first ones to get a spot in the new Black Music and Entertainment Walk of Fame!

There are few categories to the foundation:

• Legacy Artists
• Mainstream Mogul
• Gospel Female
• Gospel Male
• Hip Hop Female
• Hip Hop Male
• Mainstream Female
• Mainstream Male

The foundation has already given the names of the future inductees and of course the King of Pop is number one on the list:

Michael Jackson (Legacy Artists), 
Sean Love Combs (Mainstream Mogul), 
Shirley Caesar (Gospel Female), 
Kirk Franklin (Gospel Male), 
Missy Elliott (Hip Hop Female), 
Outkast (Hip Hop Male), 
Beyoncé (Mainstream Female),
Usher Raymond IV (Mainstream Male).

The date of induction is yet to be set for the above inductees and the look/design of the “stone” has not been reveiled but we will keep you posted!

SOURCE: Black American Music Association and the Georgia Entertainment Caucus

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