Press Play with Madeleine Brand
The History of the LAPD and LA’s Black Communities
After last week’s violence by and against the police, we take a brief look at the history of the LAPD’s relations with the city’s black communities. Also feminist author Jessica Valenti on her new book “Sex Object: A Memoir.”
By Madeleine Brand • • 51m ListenGiven what’s happening across the country, many of us in Los Angeles can’t help but think back to times like the Watts riots of 1965, the Rodney King riots of 1992 and the OJ Simpson trial of 1994. Today, a brief history of the LAPD’s relations with the city’s black communities.
courtesy of the Los Angeles Public Library
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5 storiesHistory of the LAPD and Black Communities
Last week began with the shooting deaths of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge and Philando Castile in Minnesota at the hands of cops. It ended with the shooting deaths of five police officers in Dallas at a protest over the Sterling and Castile killings.
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Read the story6 minJessica Valenti: “Sex Object: A Memoir”
When Jessica Valenti was 12, a man masturbated in front of her on a New York subway station platform. As she tells in her new memoir, it was just the first of many similar episodes...Growing up in New York, her teens were filled with men pushing themselves up against her in crowded subway cars, flashing her, or making suggestive comments.
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The new season of “ Mr. Robot ” is set to premiere Wednesday. But during a live Facebook Q&A with cast members Sunday night, a masked figure appeared on screen and then this season’s first episode began to play. The “leaked” episode then started popping up on other social media platforms. It seemed “Mr. Robot” had been hacked. Yeah right.
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