Walter Rodney his alma mater University of the West Indies in Mona. He was sharply critical of the middle class for its role in the post-independence Caribbean. He was also a strong critic of capitalism and argued for a socialist development template. On 15 October 1968 the government of Jamaica, led by prime minister Hugh Shearer, declared Rodney "persona non grata". The decision to ban him from ever returning to Jamaica and his subsequent dismissal by the University of the West Indies, Mona caused protests by students and the poor of West Kingston which escalated into a riot, known as the Rodney
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