via eurweb: April 29 marked the 27th anniversary of the LA Riots, in the aftermath of the Rodney King verdict. The riots were sparked after four officers with the LAPD were acquitted for the vicious beating of King, in an attack that was recorded by a bystander and the footage was broadcast on news outlets around the world. […]
Twenty-five years ago today, the videotaped police beating of Rodney King brought police brutality and racial inequality to the forefront of public discourse, social issues that still reverberate today. Twenty-five years ago today, in the early morning hours of March 3, 1991, what should have been a routine police stop for excessive speeding became a […]
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Rodney King was remembered in Los Angeles on Saturday as a forgiving man who bore the scars of his infamous beating with dignity. The Rev. Al Sharpton, who delivered the eulogy at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills, said before the funeral that King never showed bitterness to the officers who beat him. “People should not be […]
Rodney King’s family is holding a memorial service Saturday afternoon at the Forest Lawn Hall in Hollywood Hills and asking for donations to help fund King’s funeral, expected to cost $22,000, his family said in a statement. King was the centerpiece of a 1991 police beating that catapulted him into the public eye. A year […]
There’s no love lost between Rodney King’s family and his fiancee, Cynthia Kelley. According to TMZ, King’s family has made no effort to reach out to Cynthia since King’s death last weekend. It seems Cynthia’s account of events–that she heard King banging on the window around 5 A.M. and then heard him fall in […]
To commemorate the passing of Rodney King, VH1 will re-air the “VH1 Rock Docs” special “UPRISING: Hip Hop and the L.A. Riots” on Wednesday, June 20 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Executive produced and narrated by Snoop Dogg and directed by Mark Ford, “UPRISING: Hip Hop and The L.A. Riots” tells the story of the most […]
*Details began to emerge Sunday about the death of Rodney King, a key figure in the 1992 Los Angeles riots. As we reported earlier, King was 47 and died of an apparent drowning at his Rialto, California home. Here’s an update from the LA Times: King’s fiancée called 911 about 5:25 a.m. and said she […]
Rodney King, whose beating by Los Angeles police in 1991 was caught on camera and sparked riots after the acquittal of the four officers involved, was found dead in his swimming pool Sunday, authorities and his fiancee said. He was 47. Police in Rialto, California, received a 911 call from King’s fiancee, Cynthia Kelly, about […]
Twenty plus years later Rodney King has died and his name will rest in history. The riots that erupted on April 29, 1992, were among…
Twenty years ago today, four police officers were acquitted on all charges in the beating of black motorist Rodney King, and Los Angeles was soon on fire. After three days of some of the worst race riots America had ever seen, 55 people were dead, 2,325 people reported injuries, 1,573 buildings had been damaged or […]
