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Los Angeles Riots Fast Facts
CNN via Yahoo News· 12 months agoHere’s a look at the 1992 riots in Los Angeles. The riots stemmed from the acquittal of four white Los Angeles Police Department officers in the beating of black motorist Rodney King in 1991 ...
Photos: Former L.A. Mayor Richard Riordan dies at 92
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLos Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan, center, flanked by California Gov. Gray Davis, left, and L.A. developer Eli Broad, celebrates the announcement that...
John Cho's debut novel 'Troublemaker' releases in paperback
NextShark via Yahoo News· 1 year agoActor-turned-author John Cho’s bestselling debut novel “Troublemaker” is now available in paperback....
Column: The O.J. trial defined an era when apocalyptic L.A. was the center of the universe
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 months agoO.J. Simpson's murder trial followed fast on the heels of devastating civil unrest and a deadly...
Famous birthdays for April 18: America Ferrera, Vanessa Kirby
United Press International via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAmerica Ferrera arrives on the red carpet at the 96th annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles on March...
2023 NFL draft: Rams make Toledo’s Desjuan Johnson Mr. Irrelevant with 259th and final pick
Touchdown Wire via Yahoo Sports· 1 year agoThe Los Angeles Rams swung a deal with the Houston Texans for the 259th pick in the 2023 NFL draft....
Operation Hope Celebrates 30 Years of Advancing Financial Empowerment As it Sets New Black Wealth...
Black Enterprise via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoRoughly 30 years ago, South Central Los Angeles went up in flames. Several days of rioting sparked...
Julian Nava, trailblazing L.A. politician and U.S. ambassador, dies at 95
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJulian Nava, the former U.S. ambassador to Mexico under Presidents Carter and Reagan, works in his...
Young voice: After 30 years, the L.A. Riots remind us of societal fragility
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn 1992, a news helicopter showed live footage of an intersection of Florence Boulevard and Normandie Avenue in Los Angeles. In the middle of the road, a single truck is forcibly stopped by ...
Who are the Boston Celtics’ top-10 all-time leaders in postseason wins?
Celtics Wire via Yahoo Sports· 9 months agoBegrudgingly tied with their longtime rivals, the Los Angeles Lakers, with the most NBA titles in...