#PAULA ABDUL STRAIGHT UP SOUNDCLOUD SERIES#
Despite starring in the TV series “Fame” and making her debut on “American Bandstand” while promoting her debut album, she was unhappy with how much say-so her late father and then-manager, Joe Jackson, had in regards to her career. After spending much of her life in her famous brothers’s shadow, Jackson was itching to veer away from the entertainment industry the minute she turned 18. Her first marriage was an attempt to gain independence.But my closest were my brothers and sisters.” ‘Does that come off?’ ‘No, does yours?’ I didn’t have a lot of friends. “Feeling it at school with some of the teachers and some of the kids, touching your hair because your hair was different from theirs. “I remember walking down the street and being called the N-word, someone driving by, yelling it out, told to go back home to your country,” she added. “They had this petition going around, so that we wouldn’t be in the neighborhood,” Jackson said, before detailing some of the racial discrimination she faced at school. The Jacksons were among one of the first Black families to live in Encino, which resulted in their white neighbors starting a petition to keep them from moving into the quiet, affluent community. Growing up, it wasn’t uncommon for Jackson to see music superstars like Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye at family parties, but it wasn’t always fun and games. The Jackson family experienced racism when they moved to Los Angeles in 1969.Keep reading for the five biggest takeaways from the documentary. Not through someone else’s eyes.”įrom Jackson visiting her childhood home in Gary, Indiana, with brother Randy Jackson to family matriarch Katherine Jackson sharing that she sewed The Jackson 5’s early stage costumes, part one of the two-part documentary is filled with so many great gems that even the most casual fan will appreciate.
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