Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat dies of an overdose at 27
Born on December 22, 1960, in Flatbush, Brooklyn, to Puerto Rican and Haitian parents, Basquiat grew up in a middle-class, but unstable, family environment. After his parents separated and his mother… [+3947 chars]
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