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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
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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

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

This Day in Black History: April 29, 1992

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