Rodney King
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George Holliday, Man Who Filmed Rodney King Beating, Dies of COVID-19
The 1992 LA Riots were ignited after the LAPD officers seen in the video were acquitted
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‘OJ: Made in America’ Review: Injustice Everywhere – and Everyone Gets Away With It
ESPN’s ”30 for 30“ event series looks at America’s complicity in many crimes
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All the Ways ‘The First Purge’ Skewers America and Donald Trump
”The First Purge“ is rife with political commentary about America, the National Rifle Association, police brutality and, more than anything, Donald Trump
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7 Songs That Depicted Civil Unrest and Anticipated the LA Riots (Videos)
On the 25th anniversary, a look back at the music that depicted the problems underpinning the biggest unrest in the city’s history
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‘Let It Fall’ Review: John Ridley’s Powerful Documentary Examines the 1992 LA Riots
A combination of enlightening, well-edited interviews and convulsive archival footage weaves a sad, shameful tale of incendiary racial tensions, from fuse to fire
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John Ridley: Why My LA Riots Movie Doesn’t Talk About Black Lives Matter
The ”American Crime“ creator made the documentary ”Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992“ to explore a seminal moment, not draw parallels to the present
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Trevor Noah Says Bill O’Reilly Was ‘So Racist It Somehow Became Funny’ (Video)
”The Daily Show“ gives former Fox News host ”the sendoff he deserves“
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‘Gook’ Director Justin Chon on the 1992 L.A. Riots (Video)
Sundance 2017: ”A lot of the Korean experience gets swept under the rug,“ Chon tells TheWrap
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Neil deGrasse Tyson Stopped ‘a Dozen’ Times for ‘Just Being Black’
Renowned astrophysicist recounts ”a dozen“ incidents with police
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Facebook Live Gets Big Exposure From Tragedies
Millions of people have watched footage of Philando Castile death since it was streamed live on app
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OJ Simpson Juror: Not-Guilty Verdict Was ‘Payback’ for Rodney King
Juror Carrie Bess tells ”OJ: Made in America“ that she was among ”90 percent“ of jurors seeking payback
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‘The People v O.J. Simpson’ Review: We’re All Guilty
Guilty pleasures abound in ”American Crime Story“ — but so do deeper messages
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‘Straight Outta Compton’ Review: Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and N.W.A. Get a Rich, Rousing Origin Story
The story of one of rap’s most controversial groups, this musical biopic is both rousingly radical and comfortingly conventional — and, perhaps, a little too ambitious in its sprawling scope
