The Watts Riots began on Aug. 11, 1965 and ended on Aug. 16, 1965 — and that day Gov. Edmund G. “Pat” Brown declared the riots were over. Here is a sampling of moments about the Watts Riots, or what ...

One of the dumbest memes I've seen recently shows a photo of a Los Angeles rioter waving a Mexican flag with the tagline, "California 2025." Underneath that image is a photo of young, wholesome folks ...

The embers of Watts had cooled as Ronald Reagan raced toward his first election as California’s governor, a year after riots scarred southern Los Angeles. Yet Watts remained an ominous political ...

Sixty years ago, a young Black man from South Los Angeles was pulled over by a white California Highway Patrol officer after another motorist reported the man driving recklessly. What started as a ...

Watts: 60 years after riots, challenges persist, but this South LA community marches on Some progress, like access to health care, have occurred, but community needs more public investments, Watts ...