Podcast: The L.A. riots, 30 years later

A chaotic street scene, with smoke pouring from a large fire and debris strewn about
Violent unrest on the nook of Florence and Normandie avenues on April 29, 1992, the primary day of the L.A. riots.
(Kirk McCoy / Los Angeles Occasions)

April 29, 1992. A date that ceaselessly modified Los Angeles. Six days of chaos erupted after the acquittal of 4 law enforcement officials within the videotaped beating of Rodney King, an unarmed Black motorist. That is the primary of two episodes on the thirtieth anniversary of the L.A. riots.

At this time, Black, Latino and Asian communities replicate on the rebellion. We additionally talk about the racial reckoning of the L.A. Occasions newsroom in its aftermath. Learn the transcript.

Host: Gustavo Arellano

Visitors: L.A. Occasions columnists Sandy Banks and Frank Shyong

Extra studying:

Column: What we received improper about Black and Korean communities after the L.A. riots

Column: He was murdered through the L.A. riots. We are able to’t neglect Latinos like him

The harm went deep

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