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Thus the L.A. Riots, which was a six-day rioting event that started April 29, 1992, and ended May 2nd, 1992. During this time, 53 people were killed, over 2,000 injured and about $1 billion in damages reported. Police had no control over the riots and it was not until the national guards were brought in that the riots finally stopped. Media

Introduction In the month of May 1992, Anna D Smith, who was an actress and playwright, started investigating the experiences, feelings and emotions of the Los Angeles peoples when the riots had happened. For her play; she wanted to perform an act of one woman on the stage and also published all those human experiences in her book. For her requirements she did interview more than 200 citizens of that country for getting the detailed information about Riots. However, through her play “Twilight” she

Hi Team, I'm riding in this year's MS150, and would love your support in my fundraising efforts! With your encouragement and support, I was able to ride over 1000 miles and raise over $1000 dollars last year. I hope to get the same encouragement and support from each of you to do even more this year. I have a personal stake in this particular event. One of my closest mentors, Mrs. Jeanne Laborde was diagnosed with MS. Not only do I want to help her, but also the many others diagnosed with MS.

control the situation. Often the use of force is subject to much debate and not a year goes by without some media coverage of some law enforcement officer accused of using excessive force. In dozens of studies of police use of force there is no single,

Community Over Race “Keep your eyes open and hold your position men. We can’t let them break us, cause after all we are the law” you hear your swat leader yells. Your breath is starting to fog up the plastic helmet that protects your face. You look to your left and the guy next to you arguing with one of the protestors. Your heart beat is increasing, making your ears sound as if a fleet of drums is demonstrating their power which leave the scene in front of you to be nothing more than action. You

Almost all news local and country wide turned on to the pursuit. Many local programs were rescheduled or canceled due to the chase. The pursuit ended with OJ returning to his home and giving himself up to police on his driveway. “After making the arrest, police discovered $8750 in cash, a false beard and mustache, a loaded gun, and a passport in Cowling 's vehicle” (Linder Par. 7). This would soon become one of the most famous cases in United States history: People of the State V. Orenthal James

"Gummy!" His head jerks up as I call him by his hated nickname. Surprisingly though, he doesn't scold me for scaring him or for calling him by the name he’d told me countless times not to say. He moves his hands to cover whatever it was that he was writing in his little notebook. That's a little suspicious, but I'll figure it out later. When he realizes that I'm not going to leave, he just closes it and looks up at me. "What do you need from me Marshal?" He looks a little upset. I can see the bags

during the trial of Rodney King, the viewers were introduced to the conflict used in the film that surfaced and distinctly placed attention on the concept of belonging. In the film, the Freedom Writers were made following the Rodney King trial in 1992 and the OJ Simpson murder case in 1994. These trials brought out the sensitive issues about injustices

Imagine being born in a place where people don't mix with one another and keep to their own kind. Imagine not being able to walk into a store because it is white owned. How would it feel if you were black, lived in a city that was run by a white government, where poverty, unemployment and lack of education were all problems of everyday life? If everyone were treated equally, then it would not be a problem. But for inner city African Americans that isn't the case. As humans, there is only so

the beginning of time, injustice has been an issue each individual has experienced during his or her daily lives. Even today we still are experiencing riots and protests from African American in order to achieve justice. In Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 by Anna Deavere Smith we see an example of injustice through the Rodney King case and the shooting of Latasha Harlins. Rodney King and Latasha Harlins experienced racial injustice, which can be defined as the denial of rights based on an individual’s