In 1992, Los Angeles exploded into chaos after the Rodney King verdict shocked the nation. What began as anger quickly turned ...

The riots of 1992 revealed a city divided against itself. After the violence, looting and destruction subsided, the big word was -unity,- embodied in Rodney King-s pleading -can-t we all just get ...

Warren Olney, Gary Phillips, Anna Deavere Smith and John Singleton at KCRW On today’s anniversary edition of Which Way, LA?, we look at music, movies and literature that reflected – and in some cases ...

David Bowie was struck like a lightning bolt by the circumstances of being caught in the LA riots, so much so that it ...

One verdict can change the course of history. The news of the police officers' acquittal in Rodney King's police brutality case reverberated throughout the streets of Los Angeles. Variously called a ...

On Friday evening, six actors walked into the Black Box Theater in Swain Hall ready to perform for the small audience in front of them. However, they were not wearing any costumes; they were dressed ...