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*What really caused Rodney King’s death? As we previously reported, an autopsy revealed that King suffered from an enlarged heart before his death, a condition that could lead to death if untreated. While his death wasn’t directly caused by an enlarged heart (drowning, cocaine, PCP, and alcohol), the results from the report have given the [...]
*Rodney King’s death in June was the result of accidental drowning, but a cocktail of alcohol and drugs in his system were contributing factors, authorities said today. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Rodney King, who came to symbolize police brutality and the troubled relations between the Los Angeles Police Department and minorities, died after drowning [...]
*(Via CBS News) – Rodney King was remembered in Los Angeles on Saturday as a forgiving man who bore the scars of his infamous beating with dignity. The Rev. Al Sharpton, who delivered the eulogy at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills, said before the funeral that King never showed bitterness to the officers who beat him. [...]
*The Revs. Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson will be attending and speaking at a public memorial for Rodney King on Saturday. In fact, a press release from Rev. Sharpton’s spokesperson, Rachel Noerdlinger, says he will deliver the eulogy for King at 2pm at the Forest Lawn Hall of Liberty in Hollywood Hills “Rodney King was [...]
*With the fiancee of the late Rodney King – Cynthia Kelley – being looked at suspiciously by his friends and family, it should come as no surprise that she is not being extended an invite to the funeral, according to TMZ. According to sources, the services will be held next Saturday in Hollywood — but [...]
*The passing of Rodney King represents the end of an American tragedy. More tragic than King’s life ending at the early age, 47, is that he may be remembered for something much less significant than that which he should be remember for. See, Rodney wasn’t the tragedy. The torturous beating of Rodney King in March [...]
*Rodney King took one for every man and woman of every race, creed and color in America who’s ever been stopped by a law enforcement officer bent on abusing the power of the badge. Now, before you run with those words, consider King’s admission that on the fateful night of March 3, 1991, he didn’t [...]
*The emotional Rodney King 911 call by his fiancee Cynthia Kelley has been released. When asked to identify who she’s calling about, Cynthia Kelley tells the operator, “He’s Rodney King. The guy that got beat by the police.” Like EURweb on Facebook When the operator asks if Kelley can go in and get King’s body, [...]
*To commemorate the passing of Rodney King, VH1 will re-air the “VH1 Rock Docs” special “UPRISING: Hip Hop and the L.A. Riots” on Wednesday, June 20 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Executive produced and narrated by Snoop Dogg and directed by Mark Ford, “UPRISING: Hip Hop and The L.A. Riots” tells [...]
*In an earlier story, we reported that a couple friends of Rodney King thought that his fiancee’s story about the events surrounding his death on Sunday were kind of fishy. But it seems that Rialto, California police don’t have a problem with Cynthia Kelly’s account of what happened. Law enforcement sources say they’ve concluded Kelley [...]
*Uh oh. Rodney King is barely dead 24 hours and there’s already drama. TMZ is reporting that two of Rodney King’s close friends aren’t buying his fiancée’s story about what happened leading up to his death and have gone to the police. Cynthia Kelley, who was engaged to King, says she was awakened by the [...]
*Less than two weeks before his death, I was scheduled to interview Rodney King on the public stage at the annual Leimert Park Book festival in Los Angeles. I had two conflicting thoughts about the interview. One was that if the well-worn term accident of history term ever applied to anyone it was King. The [...]
*(Via CNN) – Rodney King, whose beating by Los Angeles police in 1991 was caught on camera and sparked riots after the acquittal of the four officers involved, was found dead in his swimming pool Sunday, authorities and his fiancee said. He was 47. Police in Rialto, California, received a 911 call from King’s fiancee, [...]
20 YEARS LATER: Korean and Black Relations Post Latasha Harlins and the 1992 Civil Unrest Korean-American comedian David So’s “Korean Beauty Supply” Continuing its coverage and commemoration of the 1992 civil unrest, in an unprecedented conversation, former Los Angels City Councilmember Mike Woo and Korean American Business Association President Jong Min Kang will discuss the [...]
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