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29Apr/17

LA riots attacker speaks out on 25th anniversary

April 29, 2017Crime20th century in the United States, American society, Anti-Korean sentiment, Dave, Florence, Henry Keith, Henry Keith Watson, Kiki, Los Angeles, Los Angeles riots, Melonee Evans, Normandie, Police brutality in the United States, Post–Civil Rights Era African-American history, Race in the United States, Reginald Denny, Riot, Rodney King, Ron Finley, United States, Urban warfaresmbale

Twenty five years after Henry Keith Watson took part in a brutal attack on white truck driver Reginald Denny – an incident that helped spark the 1992 Los Angeles riots – he says current disparities and racism in south LA could easily incite people to riot again.
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10Feb/15

Dr Dre, Ice Cube intro trailer for “Straight Outta Compton”

February 10, 2015FilmsAfrican American Muslims, American music, Compton California, Corey Hawkins, Crips, Dr. Dre, Dre, Eazy-E, Entertainment/Culture, Fuck tha Police, G-funk, Gangsta rappers, Hip hop, Hip hop genres, Human Interest, Ice Cube, Jason Mitchell, Los Angeles, Music, Musicians, N.W.A, O'Shea Jackson, Paul Giamatti, Rodney King, Straight Outta Compton, Suge Knight, West Coast hip hopsmbale

The trailer for the N.W.A biopic, “Straight Outta Compton” debuts with an introduction featuring Ice Cube and Dr. Dre.
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