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Sheriff's Slaying of Nicholas Robertson on The Al Sharpton Show

Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable President Earl Ofari Hutchinson and weekly co-host of the Al Sharpton show nationally syndicated on Radio One will discuss the slaying of Nicholas Robertson by L.A. County Sheriff's deputies. Hutchinson questions the overuse of deadly force by Sheriff's…

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Added by Earl Ofari Hutchinson on December 14, 2015 at 9:30am — No Comments

Civil Rights Leaders Call for Fast Track Investigation by L.A. County DA’s Office into LA Sheriff’s Shooting

Says Videotaped Shooting Eerily Similar to Chicago Police Killing

Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable President Earl Ofari Hutchinson and other civil rights leaders on Saturday,…

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Added by Earl Ofari Hutchinson on December 12, 2015 at 11:17pm — No Comments

Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable Announces Special Heroic Impact Cash Award to Ke'Arre M. Stewart Family

Press Contact Information: 323-383-6145

Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable President Earl Ofari Hutchinson on Sunday, November 29 announced the award of a special Heroic Impact Cash Award to the family of…

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Added by Earl Ofari Hutchinson on November 29, 2015 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Hutchinson Celebration of Accomplishment Birthday Tribute Oct. 10

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Added by Earl Ofari Hutchinson on October 6, 2015 at 8:08pm — No Comments

The Hutchinson Report Examines What Will End Police and Community Violence From L.A. to Baltimore

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Added by Earl Ofari Hutchinson on April 29, 2015 at 7:30am — No Comments

L.A. Civil Rights Leaders Call on Elks Lodge Leader to Bar Racially Offensive Events

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Added by Earl Ofari Hutchinson on December 24, 2014 at 8:14am — No Comments

Civil Rights Leaders Blast L.A. County on Discrimination

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Added by Earl Ofari Hutchinson on April 9, 2014 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Detroit Gets Roundtable November Impact Awards

The Los Angeles Urban Policy…

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Added by Earl Ofari Hutchinson on November 3, 2013 at 12:59pm — No Comments

Civil Rights Leaders Hail Unanimous L.A. City Council Passage of Martin Killing Resolution

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Added by Earl Ofari Hutchinson on July 31, 2013 at 2:02pm — No Comments

Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca Pledges to Continue Reform Process at L.A. County Jails

Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca pledged to continue vigorously implementing reforms in the Los Angeles County Jails. The reforms include a management task force, installation of cameras, and strict measures of accountability of jail personnel. Baca also pledged to increase…

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Added by Earl Ofari Hutchinson on May 24, 2013 at 4:33pm — No Comments

Civil Rights Leaders Demand Romney Campaign Committee Denounce Violent Racist Anti-Obama Display

Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable President Earl Ofari Hutchinson and other civil rights leaders on Wednesday, October 10 demanded that the Romney Election Campaign Committee denounce the violently racist anti-Obama display of a watermelon and a hanging noose by prominent Romney supporter Blake la Beck on his Morgan Hill, California property. The display is not just an isolated example of one man’s bigotry but is prominently displayed near a public road and a…

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Added by Earl Ofari Hutchinson on October 10, 2012 at 3:43pm — 1 Comment

The Tragedy, Triumph and Tragedy of Rodney King

Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Less than two weeks before his death, I was scheduled to interview Rodney King on the public stage at the annual Leimert Park Book festival in Los Angeles. I had two conflicting thoughts about the…

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Added by Earl Ofari Hutchinson on June 17, 2012 at 1:01pm — No Comments

Twenty Years after the Flames: Vigilance is still the watchword with the LAPD—Pt.2

Earl Ofari Hutchinson

As President of the Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable, social commentator, and longtime critic of many of the Los Angeles Police Department’s racial practices, the invitation I got three years ago was unprecedented. Then Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton called and asked me to be his special…

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Added by Earl Ofari Hutchinson on April 21, 2012 at 8:26pm — No Comments

Twenty Years after the Flames: The Rodney King Beating Verdict and the L.A. Riots

Earl Ofari Hutchinson

For two fateful days at the end of April and the first day of May 1992, I ducked around police cordons, and barricades, cringed in fear at the cackle of police gunfire. I choked, and gagged on and was blinded by the thick, acrid smoke that at times blotted out the sun and gave an eerie…

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Added by Earl Ofari Hutchinson on April 17, 2012 at 9:00pm — No Comments