- The director of Boyz n the Hood reflects on the tragic life and death of the polarizing figure whose beating prompted the 1992 L.A. riots. (Hollywood Reporter)
- LOS ANGELES — In the five frantic minutes Rodney King's fiancee spent on the phone with 911 dispatchers Sunday, she is almost impossible to understand. (Boston Herald)
- Though Rodney Kings connections to Altadena faded long ago, his impact on the area will be felt long after his death. (Pasadena Star-News)
- LOS ANGELES (AP) — Just a few months ago, Rodney King was once again the center of attention as the world checked back in on the man whose videotaped beating by police sparked one of the nations worst race riots. (Findlaw.com)
- A lot has changed in hip-hop and society since the L.A. riots and The Predator. But not everything. (Atlantic Online)
- I still cannot stop thinking about Rodney King, whose drowning death in his swimming pool this weekend seemed like the kind of ending only the authors of a Greek tragedy would write. Its as if the Gods are sending some sort of message. (NPR News)
- King led checkered life after his beating by L.A.P.D. officers sparked 1992 L.A. riots If a man had not videotaped his brutal beating by four L.A.P.D officers in 1991, Rodney King would have lived a private and anonymous life. (Catholic Online)
- In 1992, when a suburban jury, conspicuously bleached of black jurors, acquitted four white police officers of any crime, the City of Angels went to hell, erupting in one of the worst urban riots in modern American history. (The accidental icon - NorthJersey.com)
- California Kevin's hateful comment about Rodney King is a fair representation of what you'll find in the Comments sections that follow online news articles announcing the unexpected tragedy of King's death. (Salon)
- It seemed from a distance that Rodney King spent much of his adult life on the edge of death, a tragic and symbolic figure unable to cope with life, adversity and fame. (Los Angeles Times)
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Rodney King
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