I have a friend who's been at times like an older brother to me. He was learning photography in college when the riots broke out.
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He took AMAZING photographs. He published a few in his school newspaper, which never went digital. He's dozens if not hundreds of negatives.
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They illustrate a really different picture that departs from some of the dominant narratives of the LA riots.
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I tried for more than a month to find a good home from them. No one pay anywhere near what they were worth. So they remain private.
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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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And, like
@PalmTreesnGz just reminded me, the way so many of us hold the LA riots as a symbol of what's possible: everything's possible.3 replies 26 retweets 65 likes -
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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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The LA riots started on an early Wednesday evening. By Thursday, someone spray painted this:pic.twitter.com/DeGIapcuWe
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By "Mexicans," this writing also implies Central Americans, especially from El Salvador and Guatemala, who remain invisible in this story.
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Because Central American writers and photographers didn't get to tell stories then, and still don't get to tell stories now.
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This graffiti also illustrates sheer hate for LAPD. That hasn't changed much (even if your feelgood 25th anniversary story says otherwise).
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