A Google Maps screen grab of the Latasha Harlins mural on the Algin Sutton Recreation Center.
Latasha Harlins “was commemorated for the first time 30 years after her death with a mural that sits on the exterior of a recreation center in #SouthLA, just blocks away from where she was killed.” www.latimes.com/travel/story...
#LatashaHarlins mural located here -> maps.app.goo.gl/ZSLHzDDAoFHB...
Three school photos of Latasha Harlins as an early teen, courtesy of Dr. Christina Rogers posted on the StoryCorps website.
Mar 16, 1991: Thirty-five years ago, teenager Latasha Harlins was shot and killed by liquor store owner Soon Ja Du at the Empire Liquor Market on Figueroa.
Her brother & sister shared memories of their older sister in this StoryCorps clip. storycorps.org/stories/she-... #LatashaHarlins
#LatashaHarlins, a 15-year-old Black girl, was shot in the back of the head by LA convenience store owner #SoonJaDu in 1991 on #ThisDayInHistory. She had placed a bottle of OJ in her bag & approached the counter with $2 in hand to pay. The owner accused her of theft & killed her.
"Here on Earth, tell me what’s a Black life worth...A bottle of juice is no excuse, the truth hurts"- Tupac #LatashaHarlins (January 1, 1976 – March 16, 1991)🕊💙 #35Years
If you get a chance check out the Oscar-nominated. "A Love Song for Latasha"
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1991, a jury found Soon Ja Du guilty but Served No Time for Murdering 15 yr old #LatashaHarlins
over a bottle of orange juice. This incident sparked the 1992 L.A Riots. I still have the T-Shirt her Family was Selling to pay for her Funeral.
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Black lives matter. ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽
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Speaking of deportation... In 1991, 15-year-old #LatashaHarlins was fatally shot by Soon Ja Du, a Korean store owner in Los Angeles, over a PERCEIVED THEFT of orange juice. This is someone that we the Black Community should report to #ICE for justice for the murdered 15 year old kid.
Latasha Harlins
34 years ago today, this 15 year old baby girl was shot in the back of the head over a bottle of orange juice. #NeverForget #LatashaHarlins
34 years ago today, 15 year old #LatashaHarlins was fatally shot by a Korean shop owner, Soon Ja Du, over a bottle of orange juice, it became a major spark for the 1992 Los Angeles Riots.
I was at the protest 34 years ago. I still have the Pink T-shirt her family was selling with her photo on it.
Discover the real catalysts behind the Los Angeles riots. #LosAngelesRiots #RodneyKing #LatashaHarlins #HistoricalEvents #SocialJustice #RacialTensions #CommunityOutrage #AmericanHistory #Injustice #CivilRights
Families & activists remember Rodney King & #LatashaHarlins @ L.A. vigil @AngelJennings @MattHjourno @latimes www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-riots-...
Lessons we still have to learn 25 years after the killing of #LatashaHarlins | www.colorlines.com/articles/family-communit... @Colorlines
@LuWorldOrder #LatashaHarlins
