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 […]
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 […]
In 1992, a truce was announced by Crips and Bloods to deter the gangs from killing each other after the acquittal of four police officers in the beating of Rodney King in Los Angeles the year prior. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information What later became known as “The Watts Riots” was at the climax of […]
On this date in 1991, motorist Rodney King was beaten by several officers in the LAPD, which to Californians, is not an unusual occurrence. This time, the entire tragic ordeal was videotaped by George Holliday, an unsuspecting observer, from his balcony and he sent the footage to radio station KTLA, which led to one of […]
Only a few short days after releasing his new song “Sauce” ft. DJ Khaled, The Game has released some new heat. This time it’s not music, but the impressive cover art for his upcoming 1992 album. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information For The Game’s past two albums, Documentary 2 and Year of the Wolf, he […]
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 […]
