Yes, that plea came not from MLK but from Rodney King, no relation to the great civil rights leader, in May 1992 as riots erupted in Los Angeles after a mostly white jury acquitted four Los ...

As we mark the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, ironically on the same day as Donald Trump's second presidential inauguration, I am reminded of a famous quote from another King: Can we all get along?

Footage of black motorist Rodney King being beaten by four white police officers in LA in 1991 - while others looked on - caused outrage around the world, and was a major factor in triggering ...