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Column: Thirty years later, does commemorating L.A. riots help heal old wounds or reopen them?
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA National Guardsman stands at alert near graffiti that spells out support for Rodney King. (Randy...
Los Angeles Riots Fast Facts
CNN via Yahoo News· 10 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 ...
Riots in L.A., Roosevelt opens World's Fair: News Journal archives, week of April 30
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year ago"Pages of history" features excerpts from The News Journal archives including the Wilmington Morning...
The National Guard Is Not the Answer to the Migrant Crisis
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 5 months agoMembers of the National Guard look on as migrants walk to a processing area after they crossed the...
Los Angeles' mass uprisings in search of Black justice have punctuated my life, and my library
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoI've lived in L.A. during the Watts riots, the beating of Rodney King and the death of George Floyd....
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 ...
Letters to the Editor: How white racism played a big role in Black-Korean tension during the 1992...
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTo the editor: I congratulate Frank Shyong for his column presenting a balanced and nuanced picture of Black-Korean tension 30 years after the 1992 Los Angeles riots. I can see he is paying ...
Riots, earthquakes, now homelessness — why and how L.A. mayors declare emergencies
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoKaren Bass declared an emergency on her first day as Los Angeles mayor. In that declaration, she...
Big cities are becoming safer. So why is crime rising in Washington, D.C.?
Yahoo News via AOL· 8 months agoPolice investigate a street where three people were shot and killed in the Anacostia area of...
"Tanks rolling down Main Street": Experts warn law won't stop Trump from deploying military in US
Salon via Yahoo News· 5 months agoDonald Trump Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/Natalya Bosyak/Stephen Maturen Former...