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The hour-long documentary focuses on the days after LAPD officers beat Rodney King, which sparked the riots. Saturday, April 29, marks the 25th anniversary of the fiery Los Angeles riots that occurred in the wake of the acquittal of four White LAPD officers who beat Rodney King when a routine traffic stop turned deadly. The Smithsonian Channel aired […]
“Here we are 25 years after [the] Los Angeles [riots] and we’re still having conversations,” Roland Martin said in an interview with the directors of LA 92. The 25th anniversary of the Los Angeles riots will be commemorated by a flurry of documentaries and special media events, examining the events before and after the […]
Scott led a meeting in Washington last week with former gang leaders to address several issues plaguing Chicago. Pastor Darrell Scott finally held a much-discussed gang summit last week in Washington, D.C. The Ohio church leader’s plans to address Chicago’s gun and gang violence were discussed with a delegation of former gang leaders in a […]
Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders complained about Obama’s fee, although former presidents have received them for years. Apair of popular Democratic Party senators took shots at former president Barack Obama‘s $400,000 speaking fee for a future Wall Street event, a rate that equaled his yearly presidential salary. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Bernie Sanders shared […]
The Lost Tapes: L.A. Riots also shares previously unreleased footage across various methods, including fire department dispatch calls, photos, home videos, and LAPD tapes.
A pair of popular Democratic Party senators took shots at former president Barack Obama's $400,000 speaking fee for a future Wall Street event, a rate that equaled his yearly presidential salary.
Roland Martin interviewed Black Trump supporter Pastor Darrell Scott on NewsOne Now to delve into his plans to tackle Chicago's gang violence problem.
Corey Stewart says the politicians removing Confederate monuments are like ISIS and won’t stop until they erase history.
The first lady was responding to Beyonce’s recent announcement of four $25,000 scholarships for young women at four U.S. colleges, including two HBCUs, Howard University and Spelman College.
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration prepared Wednesday to release a tax reform plan that calls for big corporate rate cuts and an increase in standard deductions, a pricey package that could face an uphill climb in Congress. “This is going to be the biggest tax cut and the largest tax reform in the history of […]
It’s been a rough month for United Airlines. Just when the embattled airline thought it was distancing itself from any additional bad PR after the viral incident in which a passenger was forcibly dragged off an airliner and bloodied, one of the world’s largest bunnies dies on a flight. The 3-foot long bunny named Simon, […]
The WPC provides an opportunity for participants to discuss how white privilege, white supremacy, and oppression affects daily life while gaining strategies for addressing issues of privilege and oppression.