Tag: LAPD
This Day in History: Rodney King Beating Is Videotaped
The video release pre-dated the widespread adoption of the internet and while many saw portions of the footage on their local television news programs,...
Biden grappling with ‘perfect storm’ of rising gun violence
By Colleen Long, Michael Balsamo and Michelle L. Price, Associated Press
Illegal guns are flooding the streets. Teenagers are being murdered. And alarming numbers of...
Police: Teens Driven by Racial Hatred Targeted BLM Leader
Authorities say three teenagers driven by racial hatred were behind hoax calls that brought major police responses to the home of a leading Black...
Run, Karen, Run: Why Rep. Karen Bass Should Be L.A.’s First Woman Mayor
By Jasmyne A. Cannick, Special to California Black Media
I can describe the leading crop of declared candidates angling to lead the second largest...
The Lookout: Three California Cities Push Plans to Increase Police Spending
Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media
Watching your tax dollars, elected officials and legislation that affects you.
It has been over 13 months since cops...