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30 Years Later, the Rodney King Beating Remains a Seminal Part of Los Angeles History
On March 3, 1991, four white Los Angeles police officers used batons, stun guns, feet and fists to beat a Black man later identified as Rodney King.
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Rodney King Police Beating: 30 Years Later
Rodney King’s daughter has made it her life’s mission to celebrate her father’s legacy. Kathy Vara reported on NBC4 News on Wednesday, March 3, 2021.
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Archive Video: George Holliday Reflects on Night He Recorded Rodney King Beating
Archive Video: This video was originally broadcast on March 3, 2016. George Holliday reflects on the night he recorded LAPD officers confront driver Rodney King in front of Holliday’s Lake View Terrace apartment in northeast LA. Editor’s Note: This video was originally published March 3, 2016, 25 years after the Rodney King beating was brought into the national view by...
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Archive Video: Rodney King Family Reacts to Verdict, Violence
Family members of Rodney King gathered in Altadena to watch the verdict and the ensuing violence. Archive Video: April 29, 1992
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Archive Video: Rodney King Reflects on “Can't We All Get Along?”
Rodney King sits down with NBC4’s Colleen Williams to discuss the 20 year anniversary of the LA Riots, which aired on NBC4’s News at 11 p.m. on April 27, 2012. King explains how he felt the days the verdicts were announced and why he didn’t read his lawyer’s statement during his famous “Can’t we all get along?” press...
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Rodney King Dies at Age 47
An autopsy is set for Monday to determine the cause of Rodney King’s death. The man whose videotaped beating by police led to a re-defining of race relations in Los Angeles and across the U.S. was found Sunday morning at the bottom of his backyard swimming pool in Rialto. He was 47. Patrick Healy reports for the NBC4 News...
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Camera Used to Film Rodney King Beating Goes Up for Auction
The Sony video camera used to record the March 3, 1991, beating of Rodney King by four Los Angeles police officers will be up for auction Thursday, with bidding set to start at $225,000. According to Nate D. Sanders Auctions, the camera comes with a notarized letter of authenticity by consignor George Holliday, who used it to record the beating…
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Breaking Point: Black Lives Taken That Pushed America to the Brink
As the tragic death of George Floyd brings the nation to a possible inflection point, take a moment to remember the small percentage of Black lives cut short. Each life was different, but in death nearly all share a tragic commonality.
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A Child of the 1992 L.A. Riots Reflects on How the U.S. Hasn't Changed
In the aftermath of the 1992 L.A. riots, a 13-year-old boy wrote an essay for The New York Times about growing up black in America. Twenty-eight years later, he reflects on how racism has continued to shape his life.
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On 25th Anniversary of LA Riots, Sports Comes Full Circle
The eerie similarities between two L.A. sports teams during the LA riots on April 29, 1992 will give you goosebumps.
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Mike Moulin, Key Police Figure During LA Riots, Dies at 70
Mike Moulin, a former Los Angeles police lieutenant who came under fire for failing to quell the first outbreak of rioting after the Rodney King beating verdict, has died. He was 70.
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Rodney King's Daughter Launches Scholarship to Honor Her Dad
Lora King, the daughter of the late Rodney King, whose beating by LAPD officers triggered the 1992 riots, will launch the “I am a King” scholarship to celebrate black fathers Monday on the 27th anniversary of the start of the 6-day-long explosion of urban violence.
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Dramatic Photos of the 1992 LA Riots
More than 60 people were killed, more than 12,000 others were arrested and $1 billion in property damage was recorded during the five days of rioting.
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From the Archives: LA Riots TV News Coverage
Twenty-five years later, watch NBC4 coverage of the riots that shook the city after the verdict for officers accused of beating Rodney King.
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Ex-Police Officer Involved in Rodney King Beating Sentenced for DUI
A former Los Angeles police sergeant who went to prison for beating black motorist Rodney King has been sentenced after pleading no contest to driving under the influence.
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Ex-Officer Involved in Rodney King Beating Enters DUI Plea
A former Los Angeles police sergeant who went to prison for his role in the beating of black motorist Rodney King has pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol.
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Ex-LAPD Sergeant Involved in Rodney King Beating Charged with DUI
A former Los Angeles police sergeant who went to prison for his role in the beating of black motorist Rodney King is charged with driving under the influence of alcohol.
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Black Lives Matter Speak Out Against New LA Police Chief
Members of the local Black Lives Matter organization Tuesday criticized Mayor Eric Garcetti’s selection of Los Angeles Police Department Assistant Chief Michel Moore as the department’s new chief.
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Black Lives Matter Criticizes New LAPD Chief Pick
The police chief becomes the target for criticism, so why does Assistant Chief Michel Moore want the job? Kim Baldonado reports for the NBC4 News on Tuesday, June 6, 2018.
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How Los Angeles Has Changed 25 Years After Violence Tore the City Apart
On April 29, 1992, rioters took to the streets of Los Angeles, lighting fires, looting stores and causing mayhem after a jury acquitted four white Los Angeles Police Department officers of the videotaped beating of black motorist Rodney King.