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The place where Florence and Normandie avenues meet is indelible in the history of the city of Los Angeles. Next week will mark 29 years since the intersection became a flashpoint for violence after the King verdict came down. The cross-streets are where, in the aftermath of the jury's decision, Black men dragged white truck driver Reginald Denny from his big rig and beat him nearly to death. Denny survived the attack, which was captured on live TV. The uprising spread as the city burned. Hundreds of businesses were looted and destroyed. Entire blocks of homes and stores went up in flames. Mo...

Willamette Week The need for strong, independent local journalism is more urgent than ever. Please support the city we love by joining Friends of Willamette Week. Portland Opera’s “Journeys to Justice” Chronicles the Black Experience Across Centuries The concert rouses you with a cast of thunderously charismatic performers and overpowering projections, which enhance the grief, fury and steadfast hope that course through the pieces. SINGING VIOLET: Leah Hawkins performs in Songs for the African Violet, a song cycle in Portland Opera’s new streaming concert. (Photo courtesy of Port...

LOS ANGELES -- Two Black men. Two big cities. Two horrifying videos. Two different verdicts. In 1991, four Los Angeles police officers brutally beat motorist Rodney King and their acquittal on state charges a year later prompted one of the worst race riots in American history. In 2020, a Minneapolis police officer knelt on George Floyd's neck for 9 1/2 minutes as he gasped repeatedly, "I can't breathe." The excruciating bystander video touched off protests against police brutality and racial injustice worldwide. On Tuesday, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of...

AUSTIN — Two Black state lawmakers say the monuments and holidays commemorating Texas' ties to the Confederacy represent a culture and heritage that should be reviled, not revered. "For those that continue to say that this is about heritage and culture, I challenge any of them to meet my heritage and meet my culture," said state Rep. Jarvis Johnson, a Houston Democrat carrying legislation that would end the celebration of Confederate Heroes Day each January. "My great-great grandfather fought in the Confederacy, for the Confederacy," he added. "My great-great grandfather was a slaveowner."...

Women heard in viral neighborhood video speak out to WLTX *Two Black women who happened to be walking through their neighborhood when they came upon a white Fort Jackson soldier harassing a Black man are speaking out. As previously reported, viral video of the incident shows non-commissioned Army soldier Jonathan Pentland of Fort Jackson berating a Black man walking down the sidewalk and shouting at him to leave the Columbia, South Carolina neighborhood known as The Summit. At one point, Pentland shoves the man. He’s since been charged with third-degree assault. Shadae McCallum, who lived ...