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Rodney King Beating
Rodney King was beaten by fourteen white police officers because of speeding. This was in a time where African Americans were targeted by the Los Angeles Police Department. -
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The Life of Lawrence Phillips
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Rodney King Verdict
The verdict that the fourteen police officers who beat Rodney King over a year ago was released. The judge found that all officers were innocent and the beating was justified. The officers were acquited of all charges. However, Rodney King would win a civil rights case against the officers at the Supreme Court -
Birth of Lawrence Phillips
I was born the morning of May 19, 1992. -
Death of Tupac shakur
Tupac Shakur, arguably the greatest rapper to live, was killed on this day. He was shot multiple times on the Las Vegas strip. He would die in the hospital days later due to complications. His killer is still at large -
WIlliam J Clinton RE-elected
President Clinton, the nations 42nd president is reelected for his last term in office. -
George W. Bush Jr. elected president....There goes the world
After the election of George W. Bush the world tilted -
Grandmother passed
This was one of the hardest days for me. It was very complicated and made me not want to ever go to another funeral -
9/11
The attack on the twin towers came less than a year after George W. Bush Jr. was elected president. Ironically, with the same country his father funded, almost fifteen years later -
Mother Married to my step father
This was one of the happiest days of her life and i was happy for her. -
growth spert
I entered my second semester of my freshman year in high school. I was no longer the chubby football player. but the school's best JV basketball player. -
GEORGIA - CALIFORNIA
my mother and i packed up and moved to california. This is where i was originally born -
Leaving the Nest
This was the first day that i decided to stop living with my mother. -
High School Graduation
Graduating High School, first time i had seen my mother in over a year. Last time my entire family was all together.
