Thirty years ago today, Rodney King was brutally beaten by officers of the LAPD. The beating – caught on tape by a bystander – shocked much of the nation at a time when videos of police brutality were rare. The case became a grim historical milestone and a symbol of the tortured relationship between police and Black and Brown Americans. 30 years later, that relationship remains fraught. | NPR

LAPD officers beat Rodney King on camera #OTD in 1991, inciting anger across the nation as well as the infamous LA riots. The beating highlighted the police brutality Black communities were, and still are, experiencing. We must continue the fight for a system of public safety that centers the dignity and humanity of Black communities. | The Legal Defense Fund