If you think, as Lee Fang explains, the Black Black created what he calls a "lefty riot" 25 years ago in LA, you definitely don't get it.
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So like this kid from the hood that has images that illustrate people demanding justice, graffiti like DARYL GATES IS A NAZI, remain hidden.
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That's part of the story, too: who got to tell the story then; who gets to tell it now. Hasn't really changed. It's maybe gotten worse.
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@PalmTreesnGz just reminded me, the way so many of us hold the LA riots as a symbol of what's possible: everything's possible. -
The phoenixes that rose out of those literal ashes. The LA riots weren't a single event; it's one thing in the series that is our history.
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Long live 1992. And 1991. And 1993. And everything and everyone that came before and since. We know -- even if others don't.
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Postscript: just saw some more of my friend's unpublished photos. Do you remember that fire on Pico and Hoover? So damn chilling.
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Could we do a kickstarter or other crowdfund for what they're worth, plus enough to pay for (your?) writing? I can donate website for them.
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Maybe their value goes beyond financial? Perhaps you could write a piece with them and powerfully challenge the media narrative? :)
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