l a riots

George Holliday, Who Recorded Shocking 1991 Video Of Rodney King Police Beating, Dies at 61

He died after a month-long battle with COVID-19
09/21/2021

L.A. Dedicates New Playground, Mural to Latasha Harlins, Whose Death 30 Years Ago Changed The City’s Direction

The teen’s slaying in part sparked a historic uprising.
03/22/2021

The LA Riots Were A Historic Time, But I Just Watched

An innocent bystander’s memories 25 years later.
05/05/2017
News, 2016, National News, L.A. Riots, Michael Brown, Baltimore Uprising, Black Lives Matter, Trayvon Martin
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LA Riots Anniversary: Unfinished Business

The LA riots were sparked by the first viral video.
04/29/2016

This Day in Black History: Aug. 15, 1938

California Rep. Maxine Waters was born.
08/15/2014

This Day in Black History: April 2, 1965

Rodney King was born in Sacramento, California.
04/02/2014

Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson Expected to Speak at Rodney King’s Memorial Service

Sharpton calls King a "symbol of civil rights."
06/29/2012

Rodney King 911 Call Reveals Fiancée’s Shock

Police are investigating every angle of the drowning.
06/20/2012
“Can’t We All Get Along” - After nearly three straight days of violence, on May 1, 1992, King appeared in a recorded interview and stated, "People, I just want to say … can we all get along?" Broadcast on local and national news programs around the country, the statement would come to define the riots and King’s public image for the moment. (Photo: REUTERS/Lou Dematteis)

Rodney King Dead at 47

King was found dead at the bottom of a swimming pool.
06/17/2012

Commentary: Two Decades After L.A.’s Riots, Blacks Still Poor

Poverty appears to be a main factor in rioting.
04/30/2012
Burning and Looting - Following the acquittal of the officers, rioters began looting and setting fire to businesses and buildings around the city.  (Photo: AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

This Day in Black History: April 29, 1992

The L.A. riots took place over nearly a week in 1992.
04/29/2012