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Bumfights is a video series produced by Indecline Films.The debut release titled Bumfights Vol. 1: A Cause for Concern features primarily high school fights caught on tape and homeless men (most notably Rufus Hannah and Donnie Brennan) in the San Diego, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas metropolitan areas attempting amateur stunts in a style similar to the MTV series Jackass, and in ...
20,000+. The term ghetto riots, also termed ghetto rebellions, race riots, or negro riots refers to summer social unrest across the United States in the mid-to-late 1960s, characterized by African American groups using violent tactics. [ 1][ 2] The six days of unrest throughout New York City during the Harlem riot of 1964 is viewed as the first ...
In the broader context of racism in the United States, mass racial violence in the United States consists of ethnic conflicts and race riots, along with such events as: Racially based communal conflicts between African Americans and White Americans which took place before the American Civil War, often in relation to attempted slave revolts, and ...
Description. "American ghetto" usually denotes an urban neighborhood with crime, gang violence, and extreme poverty, [ 2][ 3] with a significant number of minority citizens living in it. Their origins are manifold. Historically, violence has been used to intimidate certain demographics into remaining in ghettos. [ 4]
Watts riots. The Watts riots, sometimes referred to as the Watts Rebellion or Watts Uprising, [ 1] took place in the Watts neighborhood and its surrounding areas of Los Angeles from August 11 to 16, 1965. The riots were motivated by anger at the racist and abusive practices of the Los Angeles Police Department, as well as grievances over ...
Yale University, honorary doctorate [ 1] Varsovian square named after Edelman. Marek Edelman ( Yiddish: מאַרעק עדעלמאַן; 1919/1922 – October 2, 2009) was a Polish political and social activist and cardiologist. Edelman was the last surviving leader of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
13 years later, he has more than 4 million YouTube subscribers, 1.5 million Instagram followers and has gained even more notoriety after starring on MTV's "Wild 'n Out" for eight seasons.
Ghetto. A ghetto is a part of a city in which members of a minority group are concentrated, especially as a result of political, social, legal, religious, environmental or economic pressure. [ 1] Ghettos are often known for being more impoverished than other areas of the city. Versions of such restricted areas have been found across the world ...