Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 Terms

The Black Panther Party was a Black power political organization founded by Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton in 1966 in Oakland, California. In addition to encouraging its members to monitor the local police department… read analysis of Black Panther Party

The Kerner Commission was a Presidential Commission established in 1967 by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The primary goal of the commission was to investigate the causes of the urban riots that took place throughout the… read analysis of Kerner Commission

The LA Four was the moniker given to the four Black men (Damian Monroe Williams, Henry Keith Watson, Antoine Eugene Miller, and Gary Anthony Williams) involved in the beating of Reginald Denny on April 29… read analysis of LA Four

Proposition F was a 1992 proposed amendment to Los Angeles’s city charter designed to impose a term limit of two five-year terms on the LAPD’s future chief. Supporters of the amendment argued that it would… read analysis of Proposition F

The Watts truce was a 1992 peace agreement negotiated among Los Angeles’s rival street gangs. It significantly minimized street violence in Los Angeles over the following decades. read analysis of Watts Truce