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Will the public side with the protesters in LA? Here are some lessons from history

Social movements have long included some form of direct conflict with authorities. The key is whom the public blames for clashes

The Guardian - US

What Is the Insurrection Act — Did Trump Invoke It, and When Was It Last Used?

US President Donald Trump is studying the possibility of handing down the Insurrection Act in Los Angeles, California since 'bad people' and 'animals' are on the verge of burning down.

International Business Times UK

LA protests far different from '92 Rodney King riots

The current unrest in Los Angeles is a lot different from the last time a U.S. president called out the National Guard to respond to violence on the streets

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How unusual is it for the National Guard to come to LA? Here’s what to know about the city’s history

Los Angeles residents and experts say that the National Guard's presence in Los Angeles in response to immigration protests is reminiscent of a longstanding dynamic in the state and around the country

The Independent UK

Los Angeles immigration protest clashes: What’s the latest and what’s next?

Trump orders to deploy 700 Marines and 2,000 additional National Guard members to quell immigration protests in LA.

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Dallas Long, who won 2 Olympic medals while dominating the shot put in the 1960s, has died at 84

Dallas Long, a three-time NCAA shot put champion who won a gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, has died

The Independent UK

Tyrese goes his own way

The "1992" movie star and singer opens up about Hollywood cowardice and the pain that inspired his new album

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Linda Deutsch, AP trial writer who had front row to courtroom history, dies at 80

Linda Deutsch, a special correspondent for The Associated Press who for nearly 50 years wrote glittering first drafts of history for many of the nation’s most significant criminal and civil trials died Sunday

The Independent UK

An Author Reflects on the Effort to Rebuild L.A. After the ‘Violent Spring’ of 1992

Gary Phillips’ newly reissued mystery novel of that name is set in post-riot Los Angeles.

Capital & Main

The fall of O.J. Simpson, as seen on TV

Simpson used TV to cultivate his celebrity. Our enthusiasm to watch his undoing changed the medium forever

Salon

50 People Like To Romanticize The ’90s, Gen X’ers Share What They Get Wrong

With the end of the Cold War and the spread of the internet, the 1990s is often remembered as a time of peace and prosperity. However, the decade was way more nuanced than that. The post 50 People Like To Romanticize The ’90s, Gen X’ers Share What They Get Wrong…

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Donald Trump and the dying art of the courtroom sketch

For the first time in its history, The New Yorker featured a courtroom sketch on its cover.

The Conversation

LZ Granderson: Hip-hop is turning 50, and its work is not yet done

Dear hip-hop,

Los Angeles Times

I’m tired of watching Black men like Tyre Nichols die. This shouldn’t be normal

Viral police brutality videos have become a morbid reminder of the fragility of Black life in America

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Erika D. Smith: In comparing Tyre Nichols to Rodney King, we're missing this point about policing

LOS ANGELES — Lora Dene King had no intention of watching even five minutes of Memphis police beating Tyre Nichols.

Daily Mirror

'Thirty years on from Rodney King now police just film their own brutality'

Darren Lewis reflects on the brutal death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of Memphis police officers

Los Angeles Times

In the city where Tyre Nichols was killed, some refuse to watch beating video that 'exploits' Black grief

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — When it came time for Memphis officials to release graphic footage from the police beating of Tyre Nichols, Amber Sherman couldn't stand to watch.

Los Angeles Times

‘Far worse than Rodney King’: Videos of Tyre Nichols police beating show ‘sadistic’ rage, experts say

The brutality shown in videos released Friday of Memphis, Tennessee, police officers beating Tyre Nichols was roundly condemned by law enforcement use-of-force experts as indefensible and “sadistic.”

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‘I was hitting him with straight haymakers, dog’: Tyre Nichols police beating video released

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The city of Memphis released nearly an hour of graphic video Friday evening showing the beating of Tyre Nichols, footage capturing the moment-by-moment developments of a traffic stop that spiraled into a savage display of force, once again leaving an American city reeling from police violence.

Los Angeles Times

Memphis releases graphic video of Tyre Nichols’ brutal beating; family calls for peaceful protest

Tribune News Service

Memphis’ police chief was once fired from, then reinstated to, Atlanta Police Department

ATLANTA — The chief of Memphis’ police department had a lengthy career in Atlanta that nearly ended with her 2008 firing in connection with a botched investigation involving the husband of a police sergeant.

The Conversation

'Acts that defy humanity:' 3 essential reads on police brutality, race and the power of video evidence

In the case of the five Black, former Memphis police officers accused of murder in the beating death of Tyre Nichols, justice has moved quickly.

The Guardian - US

‘I’m just trying to go home’: Tyre Nichols heard pleading in released video

The grisly footage, released in four parts, indicates an ambulance did not arrive for more than 20 minutes after the vicious beating

Evening Standard

Tyre Nichols: Memphis braced for release of police beating video

Father died in US city three days after confrontation with five officers

Los Angeles Times

Mother of Tyre Nichols calls for peaceful protests when ‘horrific’ video is released

MEMPHIS, Tennessee — The mother of Tyre Nichols called for peaceful protests in anticipation of the release of video of her son’s fatal beating by Memphis police that led to murder charges against five officers.

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