RE: Patt Morrison for Wednesday, April 11, 2012

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

1-3 p.m.

 

CALL-IN @ 866-893-5722, 866-893-KPCC; OR JOIN THE CONVERSATION ONLINE ON THE PATT MORRISON BLOG AT KPCC-DOT-ORG

 

 

1:06 – 1:30 OPEN

 

1:30 – 1:58:30

Twenty years after the L.A. Riots: how have race relations changed?
Looting, assault, arson and murder.  Property damages of over $1 million, thousands of injuries, and 53 people dead. On April 29, 1992, three Los Angeles police officers – three white and one Hispanic – were acquitted of the charge of using excessive force against black motorist Rodney Glen King.  In the days that followed the acquittal, the city erupted in one of the most lethal civil disturbances in United States history, now known simply as “The L.A. Riots.”  While we’d like to think we’ve moved beyond such volatile racial tensions, recent tragic events like the Trayvon Martin killing, the Tulsa, Oklahoma murders and the Kendra Dade shooting right here in Pasadena, indicate that our society has a long way to go. Have race relations improved in the City of Angels?  Are things better or worse in your community? 

Guests:

Guerra Fernando, professor and director of the Center for the Study of Los Angeles at Loyola Marymount University

Connie Rice, co-director for the Advancement Project and civil rights attorney

Marqueece Harris-Dawson, president and CEO of the Community Coalition of South L.A, a community based organization that has been working in South LA for over 20 years

 

 

2:06 – 2:39

Ask the Chief

As we approach the twentieth anniversary of the L.A. Riots, the Los Angeles Police Department, for the first time in history, is disciplining one of its own officers for engaging in racial profiling. Patt talks with LAPD Police Chief Charlie Beck about the case and how the boys in blue are handling homeless encampments across the city, the LAPD’s emergency communication system, a recent shooting settlement and more.

 

Chief Charlie Beck, Los Angeles Police Department

IN STUDIO

 

 

2:41:30 – 2:58:30

True crime in the city of angels: Danny Galindo, Todd Roark, and “L.A. ‘56”
Elroy, Chandler, Mosley – we love our L.A. noir, and we love it even more when it smacks of reality. Journalist Joel Engel’s newest true crime tale, “L.A. ’56,” tells the story of Todd Roark – an African American L.A.P.D. officer jailed in 1956 for rapes he did not commit – and Danny Galindo, one of the first Mexican detectives in the Los Angeles Police Department. Only through Galindo’s persistence was Roark finally exonerated, though the mainstream press failed to report on the investigation. Galindo shared this story for the first time with Engel, and if you haven’t already read the book (or even if you have), tune in to hear Engel share it with Patt.

Guest:
Joel Engel, author of LA ’56; he’s written for New York Times and Los Angeles Times
IN STUDIO