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by Oliver Wang onDecember 12, 2012
Dr. Dre's iconic album forever altered hip-hop production and turned him into a kingmaker.
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June 20, 2012
This week on the Confab: Join Staff Writer Jenée Desmond-Harris as she chats with contributor Sylvester Monroe, Assistant Editor Akoto Ofori-Atta and Associate Editor Brett Johnson about Rodney King's legacy, Michelle Obama's white relatives and 1977's black-music highlights.
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by Sylvester Monroe onJune 18, 2012
His life after his 1991 beating had its ups and downs, but the pain wasn't in vain.
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by Lynette Holloway onJune 17, 2012
With news of the death of Rodney King, we check in with those who played pivotal roles 20 years ago.
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by Lauren Williams onJune 17, 2012
The man whose beating by police shocked a nation was found dead at his California home.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onMay 1, 2012
These people were just children in 1992, but they remember the chaos.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onApril 26, 2012
Twenty years after the acquittals in the Rodney King beating, black leaders reflect on then and now.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onApril 24, 2012
Rodney King speaks out 20 years after the L.A. riots. Plus: Black former Miss America considers running for Congress.
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June 16, 2009
The LAPD has been under federal oversight for being a less-than-above board outfit, particularly over the last twenty years. The daprtment feels it's cleaned up its act and doesn't need Big Brother's help any longer...
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