DALTON, Ga. — When Frank Pinson was younger, he was “inspired and motivated” by singer Michael Jackson’s songs and videos.

But now that Pinson is older he recognizes there is more to the talented entertainer than flashy dance moves and ahead-of-his-time music videos. Many of Jackson’s songs contain poignant lyrics, perhaps none as much as his 1991 hit “Black or White.”

The song tackled racism, stereotypes and prejudices — with lyrics including “But if you’re thinking about my baby it don’t matter if you’re black or white;” “See it’s not about races, just places, faces;” and “I’m not going to spend my life being a color.” The accompanying video to “Black or White” also made a statement on diversity.

So Pinson, a Dalton native and host of the WDNN talk show “One on One with Frank Pinson,” sought to remake the video to highlight his hometown’s diversity and talent.

“Michael Jackson’s message is as relevant today as it was when he released the video in 1991,” he said. “I believe our community embraces diversity and unity and this video is a reflection of that.”

The video remake features Pinson dressed as Jackson from the original video, wearing a white, long-sleeved shirt over a white T-shirt and black pants. To help with the transformation into “The King of Pop,” Pinson went to Erica Belt and Mickie Garrett at Genesis Career College for makeup and a wig.

The video opens with an aerial view of Dalton and Pinson’s home, then switches to Pinson sitting in a chair flipping through channels. He stops on a clip of “The Arsenio Hall Show” with actor/comedian Eddie Murphy and Jackson as guests. Pinson falls asleep in the chair and wakes up transformed into Jackson.

The video follows Pinson dancing at various places in town. He included dancers representing different races from the Dance Theatre of Dalton, Grace Fellowship Ministries Angels of Grace, Zumba fitness class with instructor Elvira Estrada, The Coalition of Latino Leaders and members of his family.

Near the close of the video, people of different nationalities are seen dancing as their faces morph into the next person, similar to the original video. And at the very end of the video, Pinson wakes from his dream and realizes he really isn’t Jackson.

Pinson said he began planning the video three months before it was released on Aug. 20. Each scene took about 30 minutes to film. Pinson said he enjoyed working with different groups of dancers in the community.

Berrien Long, owner of the Dance Theatre of Dalton, helped choreograph the dances for the video.

“I thought the concept was a great idea to show diversity in dance for a great community we have,” Long said.

Long said when Pinson arrived to the studio dressed as Jackson everyone’s “jaws dropped.”

“He looked amazing,” Long said. “The hair and makeup was right on point.”

Madison Moore, a dancer at the Dance Theatre of Dalton, said participating in the video was fun.

“I like that we were able to send a message to people in Dalton,” she said. “It doesn’t matter if you’re black or white or what race you are because you shouldn’t be treated by race.”

America Gruner, founder and president of The Coalition of Latino Leaders, said they were excited to participate in the video.

“I thought it was a good way to show we are different in Dalton but can work together for one common goal,” she said.

Derrick Tinson said the video showed the diversity of Dalton.

“Dalton as a city should be proud of the different cultures that exist here,” Tinson said.

To watch Frank Pinson’s remake of Michael Jackson’s “Black or White” music video, go to Pinson’s Facebook page (Frank Pinson), his YouTube channel (The Frank Pinson) or www.thefrankpinson.com.