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
