Latasha Harlins (January 1, 1976 – March 16, 1991) was an African American girl who was fatally shot at age 15 in Los Angeles by Soon Ja Du (Korean: 두순자), a 49-year-old Korean …

Mar 17, 2021 · Filmmaker Shannon Dion, left, places a portrait of Latasha Harlins as friends and community members mark the 30th anniversary of her death. The playground at the Algin …

Feb 24, 2024 · Latasha Harlins was killed just a few years after her mother was shot dead in a South Central L.A. nightclub. A year later, residents of Harlins’ neighborhood took to the …

Vester, Ruth, and Christina sat down for StoryCorps, more than 30 years later, to remember Latasha. In 1992, the family started the Latasha Harlins Foundation in her name.

Latasha Harlins was a fifteen-year-old African American girl who was shot and killed over a $1.79 bottle of orange juice in a liquor store in South Central Los Angeles on March 16, 1991.

The killing of Latasha Harlins became a flashpoint for the 1992 LA uprising. This documentary evocatively explores the 15-year-old's life and dreams.

In 1991, Soon Ja Du, a Korean store owner, received a light sentence in the shooting death of Latasha Harlins, a 15-year-old African-American.

A Love Song For Latasha | Official Trailer | Netflix / netflix The killing of Latasha Harlins became a flashpoint for the 1992 LA uprising. This documentary evocatively explores the...

Apr 29, 2022 · A brother and sister remember Latasha Harlins, a 15-year-old girl who was shot and killed in 1991 by a store clerk in South Central Los Angeles — the same month Rodney …

Dec 3, 2024 · She reclaims Latasha’s memory and grants her a life beyond her death — something, in this era of Black death broadcast on news and social media, we must all aim to do.