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Rodney Glen King (April 2, 1965 – June 17, 2012) was an African-American man who was a victim of police brutality.On March 3, 1991, he was severely beaten by officers of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) during his arrest after a high speed pursuit for driving while intoxicated on the I-210.
The Riot Within: My Journey from Rebellion to Redemption is a 2012 autobiography of Rodney King (1965–2012). Known by a videotape as a victim of Los Angeles Police Department brutality, he became a civil rights icon. [1] The book is co-authored by Lawrence J. Spagnola, an award-winning writer. [2]
Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982–1992 is a deep examination of a tumultuous decade in the city of Los Angeles, starting with the death of James Mincey Jr. and continuing through the 1984 Summer Olympics; the rise of street gangs; the crack epidemic; the death of Karen Toshima; Operation Hammer; the raid at 39th and Dalton; the beating of Rodney King; the death of Latasha Harlins; and the trial ...
George Floyd and his childhood friends spoke of the video with astonishment. The year was 1991, and images of Los Angeles cops beating Rodney King, a Black motorist, were sparking a national ...
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Rodney King is a 2017 American one-man show directed by Spike Lee, written by and starring Roger Guenveur Smith as a multiplicity of voices alternately supporting and opposing Rodney King's plight. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He researched, wrote and improvised the screenplay over the course of a few weeks. [ 3 ]
The man who filmed Rodney King‘s infamous beating at the hands of the LAPD in 1991 has died after reportedly The post George Holliday, man who filmed Rodney King beating, dies from COVID-19 ...
Dark Blue is a 2002 American neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Ron Shelton and written by David Ayer, based on a story written for film by crime novelist James Ellroy and takes place during the days leading up to the Rodney King trial verdict. The film stars Kurt Russell, with Ving Rhames and Brendan Gleeson in supporting roles.