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| Born | April 2, 1965 |
| Hometown | Sacramento, California, United States |
| Net worth | $250 thousand |
| Height | 6'3" (1.91m) |
| Spouse | Crystal Waters (m 1989 - 1996) , Daneta Lyles (m 1985 - 1988) |
| Partner | Cynthia Kelley |
| Parents | Odessa King , Ronald King |
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Column: 'Twilight' once showed L.A. how to heal. Now it's showing us we're still broken
- Thirty years after its premiere at the Mark Taper Forum, the seminal play on the 1992 uprising after the LAPD's beating of Rodney King is back in L.A.
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Tyre Nichols death: National police reform not needed; here's how to fix things | Opinion
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'They run because they fear for their lives': Daughter of Rodney King reacts to video of Tyre Nichols
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- U.S.Yahoo News
5 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols's death plead not guilty
In their first court appearance, the officers pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from the death of Tyre Nichols — the 29-year-old Black man who died after being brutally beaten during a traffic stop last month.
- U.S.Las Cruces Sun-News
‘Reminded me of Rodney King.’ Las Cruces man shot 12 times by LCPD suing city, alleges racist discrimination
An attorney who represented Rodney King said a Las Cruces police shooting was eerily reminiscent. Now, he's representing the man in a local civil lawsuit.
- U.S.The Frederick News-Post, Md.
Police, NAACP react to video of Memphis police beating
Feb. 1—The beating death of a Black man in Memphis, Tennessee by members of the city's police department was "eerily reminiscent" of the videotaped beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles officers in 1991, the head of the local chapter of the NAACP said Wednesday evening. The death of Tyre Nichols is attributable to "a broken policing system, poisonous at the root, that permeates cities and ...
- U.S.Kansas City Star
As Black History Month starts, can’t we resolve to be honest about Missouri’s past? | Opinion
It isn’t about being ashamed of our history. It’s about making everyone’s future better.
- U.S.The Root
George Floyd’s Family to Join in Laying Tyre Nichols to Rest
Finally, nearly a month after investigations, Tyre Nichols will be laid to rest Wednesday Feb 1. In addition to the high profile activists and politicians that will be in attendance, the family of George Floyd, another victim of police brutality, will be joining Nichols’ family in giving Tyre a proper home-going.
- U.S.The Courier Journal
When Blue trumps Black: Why having Black police officers did not matter for Tyre Nichols
While there are outward signs of institutional diversity and inclusion, there is not equity in terms of how Black citizens are engaged by officers.
- U.S.Yahoo News
Rodney King's daughter still 'numb' after watching Tyre Nichols video
Lora King, whose father, Rodney, was beaten by Los Angeles Police Department officers during a 1991 traffic stop, says she was sickened by the footage of Memphis police beating the 29-year-old Black man earlier this month.
- U.S.NY Daily News
Tyre Nichols beating video is a ‘watershed moment for America,’ family lawyer says
The release of footage showing Memphis police brutally beating Tyre Nichols during a Jan. 7 traffic stop marks a “watershed moment for America,” his family’s lawyer said Sunday. Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump called for federal police reform following the Jan. 10 death of Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man. Five officers were charged with murder last Thursday, a day before Memphis ...
- U.S.Yahoo News
Ben Crump: 'This video is a watershed moment for America'
Ben Crump, the civil rights lawyer representing Tyre Nichols's family, asked, "What are national leaders going to do?"
- U.S.LA Times
Column: In comparing Tyre Nichols to Rodney King, we're missing this point about policing
With five Black ex-cops charged with murder in Memphis, Tenn., Lora King reflects on what has changed since her father was beaten by the LAPD in 1991.
