April 29, Los Angeles riots after Rodney King verdict

April 29, Los Angeles riots after Rodney King verdict

Today is Tuesday, April 29, the 119th day of 2025. There are 246 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 29, 1992, a jury in Simi Valley, California, acquitted four Los Angeles police officers charged with assault and using excessive force in the videotaped beating of motorist Rodney King; the verdicts were followed by six days of rioting in Los Angeles which destroyed hundreds of businesses and resulted in over 60 deaths. Also on this…

Los Angeles riots after Rodney King verdict

Today is Tuesday, April 29, the 119th day of 2025. There are 246 days left in the year.

Rodney King: No Justice - No Peace - L.A. Ignites - April 29, 1992

https://oildale.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/22154536/continuous-coverage-april-29-1992.mp3 One of the most costly and destructive riots in history. The beating trial of Rodney King by four Los Angeles Police Offers, who were handed not-guilty verdicts on this day in 1992. Within minutes of the verdict‘s reading, disturbances erupted all over the city, culminating in the Flashpoint at Normandie Avenue. When the riots including mul…

On April 29, 1992, Los Angeles burned. A riot broke out where looting and uncontrolled violence broke out. This historical and human narrative recovers the voices and wounds of those who lived six days of fury after the acquittal of the cops who beat Rodney King. A chronicle of anger, neglect and black resistance.