Rodney riots Rodney riots The Rodney riots were riots and civil disturbances in Kingston, Jamaica in October 1968. The riots were sparked by the Jamaican government of Hugh Shearer banning Guyanese university lecturer Dr. Walter Rodney from returning to his teaching position at the University of the West Indies. Rodney, a historian of Africa had been active in the Black power movement, and had been sharply critical of the middle class in many Caribbean countries. Rodney was an avowed socialist who worked with the poor of Jamaica in an attempt to raise their political and cultural consciousness. When Rodney attended a black
Rodney King Revelations Entertainment on the life of Rodney King, to be released in 2018. The beating is also briefly mentioned in "" and "Law & Order True Crime" where Rodney King's case is referenced as the main reason for the outcome of the cases these two anthology miniseries are based on. The beating of Rodney King and the riots that followed were also mentioned in the 2015 film "Straight Outta Compton", a biopic about the rap group N.W.A Rodney King Rodney Glen King (April 2, 1965 – June 17, 2012) was a construction worker turned writer and activist after surviving an