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By Dave Basner
Apr 5, 2021
It’s April 5th and here are some reasons why this day matters in rock history:
In 1985, an estimated 5000 radio stations across the globe simultaneously played “We Are the World,” the song recorded by a collection of artists under the name
USA for Africa to raise money to feed starving people.
In 1994,
Kurt Cobain died by suicide in his home in Seattle at the age of 27. He was found three days later with a shotgun on his body, a head wound and a suicide note.
In 2002,
By Dave Basner
Apr 5, 2021
It’s April 5th and here are some reasons why this day matters in rock history:
In 1985, an estimated 5000 radio stations across the globe simultaneously played “We Are the World,” the song recorded by a collection of artists under the name
USA for Africa to raise money to feed starving people.
In 1994,
Kurt Cobain died by suicide in his home in Seattle at the age of 27. He was found three days later with a shotgun on his body, a head wound and a suicide note.
In 2002,
Taraji P. Henson Reveals She Contemplated Suicide Amid Pandemic
In the latest episode of her Facebook Watch series
Peace of Mind with Taraji, the
Empire actress spoke candidly about contemplating the terrifying decision to end her own life when the coronavirus pandemic forced millions into lockdown earlier this year.
"For a couple of days, I couldn't get out of the bed, I didn't care. That's not me," the Oscar-nominated star admitted to co-host
Tracie Jade and licensed psychologist
Dr. LaShonda Green, according to
. "Then, I started having thoughts about ending it.”
Henson explained that she’d recently purchased a gun at the time, thinking to herself, “‘I could go in there right now, and just end it all.’”
In the latest episode of her Facebook Watch series
Peace of Mind with Taraji, the
Empire actress spoke candidly about contemplating the terrifying decision to end her own life when the coronavirus pandemic forced millions into lockdown earlier this year.
"For a couple of days, I couldn't get out of the bed, I didn't care. That's not me," the Oscar-nominated star admitted to co-host
Tracie Jade and licensed psychologist
Dr. LaShonda Green, according to
. "Then, I started having thoughts about ending it.”
Henson explained that she’d recently purchased a gun at the time, thinking to herself, “‘I could go in there right now, and just end it all.’”