Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thirty-four years after Rodney King’s beating, arrest and a verdict that followed, prompting widespread rioting in Los Angeles ...

A plaque honoring Rodney King's legacy has been installed at the site of his former childhood home in Altadena. Felicia Ford, who bought the plot, worked with community organizations to commemorate ...

On this episode of Start Making Sense, the author of Hope in the Dark looks ahead, and Danny Goldberg explains how the Rodney King riots led to greater control of the LAPD. Jon Wiener Here's where to ...

The images of cars set ablaze, protesters tossing rocks at police and officers firing nonlethal rounds and tear gas at protesters hearkens back to the last time a president sent the National Guard to ...

Remember when Rodney King’s brutal beating by the LAPD was caught on video? The nine minutes of grainy footage put an angry national spotlight on how the LAPD treated black people. The department has ...

DJ Yella sits down with Keyshawn Johnson to dive into what led to N.W.A. writing and producing their famous protest song, 'F*** the Police' and how it became the theme song for Rodney King during the ...