LA Weekly’s 'Lost' Coverage of the '92 Riots Found on the Los Angeles Times Website
Unfortunately the LA Weekly archives appear to be somewhat disorganized, leading a staff blogger to declare that the paper barely covered the riots in ’92. In fact, the May 8, 1992 issue was dedicated to the riots. LA Weekly says they have lost their copies and have not read the issue, but a lovely article from the issue is available online — it was published last week by the Los Angeles Times.
From “Waiting for the Rainbow Sign,” by Lynell George:
At Crenshaw, I see what has been sketchily described on the radio for the last couple of hours: figures rendered to silhouettes, occupying the street, advancing randomly.
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