Michael Jackson throughout his life volunteered his time and donated his money to causes around the world. Throughout his life Jackson supported numerous organizations including the AIDS Project LA, the American Cancer Society, the Big Brothers of Greater Los Angeles, the Brothman Burn Center, the Dakar Foundation, the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the Sickle Cell Research Foundation and many others. Besides his money, Jackson has also donated his time. He spent time with burn victims and soldiers returning home from war at Walter Reed Hospital. He donated his time and efforts to bring awareness of starving children in Africa and in the United States. Perhaps most importantly, Michael Jackson combined his amazing talents with his humanitarian efforts by producing music with a humanitarian message. Michael Jackson placed music of peace and love on the Billboard Charts and millions heard and love the music and its message. Along with Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson wrote the song We Are The World in 1985. The song was performed by a group of 45 entertainers that included Jackson, Richie, Bob Dylan, Kenny Rogers and Ray Charles. The purpose of the song was to raise money and bring awareness to the plight of the People of Ethiopia who were in the midst of a famine. In all, We Are The World raised over 63 million dollars. In the Spring of 1988, Michael Jackson released as a single the song Man In The Mirror. Man In The Mirror was off of Jackson's seventh solo album, Bad. It made #1 in the charts and was one of Jackson's most critically acclaimed songs. It received massive airplay and remained on top of Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks. Man In The Mirror also contains a humanitarian message. It is the only of Jackson's numerous music videos that does not feature Jackson. In fact, Jackson only appears briefly towards the end as part of the video's montage. Instead the song about self reflection and changing the world for the better features both the face of evil and the face of humanity throughout the twentieth century. Despite its noble goals, Jackson's message of change was a pop hit and one of Jackson's most remembered songs. Michael Jackson released Heal The World in 1991 as part of his album Dangerous. Of course, the message is simply that love and peace can heal the parts of the world. Like Man In The Mirror, Michael Jackson does not actually appear in the video itself, but rather shows children from around the world. In a 2001 internet chat with fans, Jackson stated that Heal The World was the piece of work he was most proud of. Jackson named one of his foundations after the song, the Heal The World Foundation that focuses of improving the lives of children from war ravaged countries and to teach these children how to help others. What More Can I Give at United We Stand: What More Can I Give, a benefit concert organized by the artist and held at the RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., and collecting 15 million dollars for the victims of the terrorist attacks in New York City, N.Y. The benefit gig was the third major concert in tribute to the 9/11 attacks. Michael Jackson selflessly helped millions of people around the world with money and time. That is the power of a true humanitarian.

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