This week marks the 20th anniversary of the Los Angeles uprising that took place after the Rodney King verdict. I know when I first saw the police beating King over the head with no remorse, I felt that they would finally get their just due. But this was not to be the case; the racist scum that gave this black man a beat down were found not guilty, and the South Central hood rose up! I arrived in L.A a couple of months after it all went down, and the one thing that impressed me was the amount of black on black love that replaced the black on black violence. Today, CVLT Nation will share with you a documentary entitled Bloods & Crips that will give you insight into why the uprisings took place, plus look at the roots of racism in the LAPD. Chief Daryl Gates gave the orders in the early 80’s to kick in the heads of all of us young LA punks, just because we were different. He was the same police chief that fostered hate and distrust in the black community in Los Angeles before the uprising. When I drive through the hood today, not too much has changed, so don’t be surprised if there is some justice boiling under the surface, getting ready to explode again!…Bloods & Crips showing after the jump!
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