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1991 was the year Rodney King had us all asking, "Can we get along?" Police brutality against Black men became a focus of mainstream media after George Holiday's video of Rodney King being beaten by four police officers went viral. This was the year Magic Johnson announced he had HIV, and people began to distance themselves from him and anyone who was diagnosed with the disease. It was also the year Mike Tyson was charged with raping a beauty pageant contestant, and Anita Hill accused Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment.
TRIGGER WARNING: THIS EPISODE DISCUSSES SEXUAL ASSAULT.
By The Real HU Crew1991 was the year Rodney King had us all asking, "Can we get along?" Police brutality against Black men became a focus of mainstream media after George Holiday's video of Rodney King being beaten by four police officers went viral. This was the year Magic Johnson announced he had HIV, and people began to distance themselves from him and anyone who was diagnosed with the disease. It was also the year Mike Tyson was charged with raping a beauty pageant contestant, and Anita Hill accused Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment.
TRIGGER WARNING: THIS EPISODE DISCUSSES SEXUAL ASSAULT.