Press Play with Madeleine Brand
LAPD budget cuts, plus photographing protests 28 years apart
LA Mayor Eric Garcetti announced major cuts to police funding. KCRW looks at how the city is responding to the demonstrators’ demands to end police brutality, and what that means for the LAPD and its union.
By Madeleine Brand • • 50m ListenLA Mayor Eric Garcetti announced major cuts to police funding. KCRW looks at how the city is responding to the demonstrators’ demands to end police brutality, and what that means for the LAPD and its union. Also, longtime LA photojournalist Ted Soqui shares his experiences documenting the recent protests plus the 1992 Rodney King riots.
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5 storiesGarcetti calls to cut LAPD budget by $150 million
After more protests, calls from activists to defund the Los Angeles Police Department, and a long history of misconduct within the LAPD, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced $250 million in budget cuts during his press conference on Wednesday night. …
Read the story10 min‘Who hasn't had their voice spoken for?’ Photojournalist Ted Soqui on protests now and 1992
Photojournalist Ted Soqui describes his mandate: “Who hasn't had their voice spoken for?”
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Public health officials worry that the spread of coronavirus could get worse because of recent protests.
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Read the story7 min‘Be Water’ chronicles how Bruce Lee defied Hollywood’s racism
“Be Water” is a new ESPN documentary that tells the story of Bruce Lee, a martial arts actor who straddled two worlds: Asia and North America. He was born in San Francisco but grew up in Hong Kong. He returned to America and got a break in…
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