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Rodney King
Culture
Revisiting a stirring sermon: ‘You Don’t Kick a Man When He’s Down’
Rev. Johnny Ray Youngblood preached on the Sunday after police officers were acquitted of beating Rodney King and riots erupted in Los Angeles
Culture
Actor Keith Powers: ‘I don’t think Dre or Cube even know that was my cousin’
Powers enjoyed playing Ronnie DeVoe in ‘The New Edition Story’, but tapped into the verdict of his cousin Rodney King in ‘Straight Outta Compton’
Sports
When the Dodgers, Lakers and Clippers postponed their games because of the Rodney King riots
Until the curfew was lifted, no night events were held in Los Angeles
Culture
Oscar winner John Ridley wants us to keep asking questions about the L.A. riots
The writer-director — ’12 Years a Slave,’ ‘Red Tails,’ ‘American Crime’ — tells truths via fiction and nonfiction
Culture
‘Gook’ director Justin Chon talks filmmaking, race and the Rodney King riots
The film is set in a Korean-owned store on the day the verdict comes down in the police brutality case
Culture
Daily Dose: 8/25/17
How the Browns’ national anthem protest came together