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What We Have Learned About Police Violence 30 Years After the Beating of Rodney King

March 3rd marked 30 years since the horrendous beating of Rodney King by the LAPD.

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Donney Rose
Mar 04, 2021
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Yesterday (March 3) marked 30 years since the infamous beating of Rodney King by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) was caught on film for the world to see. Decades before cell phone footage would capture the horrific slaughter of Black Americans such as Philando Castile, Eric Garner, George Floyd and Alton Sterling, a grainy camcorder clip of fou…

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