No matter how things changes, things remain the same. National Geographic takes a look at the L.A. Riots 25 years later with the LA 92 documentary airing tonight (Sunday, April 30) at 9pm ET.
The doc uses actual footage to present the spark(s) (Rodney King‘s vicious beating by LA cops, the shooting murder of Black teen Latasha Harlins by a Korean store owner) which lead to the uprising that left L.A. literally on fire.
Twenty-five years after the verdict in the Rodney King trial sparked several days of protests, violence and looting in Los Angeles, LA 92, a new feature documentary from National Geographic Documentary Films, immerses viewers in that tumultuous period through stunning and rarely seen archival footage. Produced by two-time Oscar winner Simon Chinn (“Man on Wire”) and Emmy winner Jonathan Chinn (“American High”) and directed by Oscar winners Dan Lindsay and TJ Martin (“Undefeated”), the film looks at the events of 1992 from a multitude of vantage points, bringing a fresh perspective to a pivotal moment that reverberates to this day.
Black men are still getting beaten and murdered, and cops are still getting off.
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