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Man Who Filmed 1991 Police Beating of Rodney King Dies of COVID-19

Kim SoMajor | September 22, 2021

COVID-19 has claimed the life of George Holliday, the man who filmed the 1991 police beating of Rodney King, which sparked riots across Los Angeles. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Holliday passed away Sunday night in a Southern California hospital where he had been battling the coronavirus since late August. According to CNN, friends of […]

The Rodney King LAPD Beating Video 25 Years Later: Has Anything Really Changed?

Sha Be Allah | March 3, 2016

On this date in 1991, an undetermined number of Los Angeles Police officers beat motorist Rodney King 54 times with batons following a simple speeding violation. All four of the officers that were tried for the case were acquitted, which was the sparking of the wick that led to the 1992 Los Angeles Riots. Visit […]