Apollo Theater Plans Honors for Jackson

The Apollo Theater in Harlem, which after Michael Jackson’s death became a mourning place and gathering site for his fans, will induct Jackson into its Apollo Legends Hall of Fame, the theater said on Tuesday.

The Apollo, a nonprofit theater, said Jackson’s posthumous induction would take place at a gala next year. Jackson will also receive a spot on the Apollo’s Walk of Fame, which is scheduled to be constructed in the fall, and will be given a memorial plaque at the theater in the spring alongside fellow inductees like James Brown and Ella Fitzgerald.

The Apollo also said that its archives would take possession of a 100-foot-long blue plywood wall outside the theater that was used as a memorial by Jackson’s fans after his death in June, and which was donated to the theater by the owners of an adjacent property.

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