1990

1990 NEWS

Kid and Play’s House Party is released

Backlash against the rise of rap music, and what some would call “rap fashion” continues, with cover stories in Newsweek, and Sports Illustrated, questioning rap music’s content and impact.

Berlin Wall demolition begins in June

The Simpsons airs for the first time

Hubble Telescope goes in orbit

Wynwood Riots took place in Miami in December, following the acquittal of two police officers who had beaten a drug dealer to death in 1988.

In New Jersey, Phillip Pannell, a black teenager was shot in the back with his hands up and killed by police officer Gary Spath. Spath was acquitted on a manslaughter charge.