Rodney King key figure in LA riots dead at 47 King's peaceful message outlasts him L.A. whose beating led to found pool autopsy set today Plea of who died Sunday still echoes 20 years after Victim Police Brutality That Spurned Riots Dead [Rip] Dies Beating had long line runins with police EXCLUSIVE Demoted Bluray Clip concluded; results weeks away At Age Man Center Los Angeles Comment on brutality icon dies his home under way;

Rodney King, key figure in LA riots, dead at 47 Rodney King, whose videotaped beating by police in 1991 led to LA race riots, has died at 47. Rodney King autopsy concluded; results weeks away Results from toxicology tests could as long as six weeks to gather before coroner's officials can determine how Rodney King died. Rodney King: Pot Plants Removed From House Police in Southern California said they removed marijuana plants Monday from the home of Rodney King, one day after he was found dead in his swimming pool. Rodney King and America's Stalled Conversation About Race Sunday afternoon a 20-something white guy in a Ramones t-shirt standing in front of me in line at my local coffee shop remarked to the young white woman he was with, "Hey, did you hear Rodney King died?" She didn't look up from her iPhone as she replied, "Who's Rodney King?" Her response made tears well up in my eyes. I'd only found out a few hours earlier that King had been found at the bottom ... Rodney King's Legacy: He Was a Symbol -- Not a Solution Rodney King's Legacy: He Was a Symbol -- Not a Solution Rodney King, key figure in L.A. riots, dead at 47 Rodney King, the black motorist whose 1991 videotaped beating by Los Angeles police officers was the touchstone for one of the most destructive race riots in the nation's history, was declared dead early Sunday after being pulled from the bottom of his swimming pool. He was 47. Rodney King's death: Video chat with Patt Morrison and Sandy Banks Join Times columnists Patt Morrison and Sandy Banks for a live video discussion about Rodney King -- his life, his legacy and the heavy burden he carried in the 20 years after the beating that led to the L.A. riots. Rodney King, whose beating sparked the LA riots, dies at 47 After his beating by police stunned the country and a jury's decision not to hold them responsible sparked a deadly race riot that left Los Angeles smouldering, Rodney King in a quavering voice pleaded on national television for peace while the city burned. Rodney King beating helped drive video revolution The video was shocking when played for the first time: A shadowy, jumpy clip of police officers slamming their batons against a fallen man. When Rodney King joined the DN Sexy Singles We all have demons. The difference between the late Rodney King's and most other people's is his were more obvious than most. I was reminded of them once at a Sexy Singles party at the Water Works Restaurant back in 2009. King was in Philadelphia to participate in a boxing match against a former Chester police officer. Earlier, I'd gotten a call asking whether he could attend the annual Daily ...
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