I Rap
My reputation against poverty
My recognized anger is a part of me
Respect and Prosperity
I Rap
I Rap
From Redemption to reparations
Reparations for progress
For progress and promotion
Because you have to promote the progression I order to progress
Fierce rioting has broken out in Los Angeles following the decision by a jury to acquit four white police officers accused of beating black motorist Rodney King.
The decision, made by an all-white jury, caused a political outcry, and provoked fury in the predominantly black neighbourhoods of south-central Los Angeles.
An angry crowd, chanting “Guilty! Guilty!”, tried to [...]
THE CHASE
A drive ends in nightmare
Shortly before 12:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 3, King was driving fast down the Foothill Freeway near San Fernando, at the northern edge of Los Angeles. With him in his white 1988 Hyundai sedan were two friends, Bryant Allen and Freddie Helms.
On August 11, 1965, California Highway Patrolman Lee W. Minikus, a Caucasian, was riding his motorcycle along 122nd street, just south of the Los Angeles City boundary, when a passing Negro motorist told him he had just seen a car that was being driven recklessly. Minikus gave chase and pulled the car over at 116th and [...]