Leonard Deadwyler (February 19, 1941 – May 7, 1966) was an African-American man who was shot and killed by LAPD officer Jerold M. Bova after allegedly speeding and running red lights while driving his wife, who was in labor, to the hospital. His wife later sued Los Angeles for wrongful death, and was represented by Johnnie Cochran, but lost the case. However, Deadwyler's death inspired the building of Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital in South Central.
Deadwyler was born on February 19, 1941 in Gainesville, Georgia. He was the oldest of three children. He met his wife Barbara (nee, Buffington) in Kindergarten and they married in 1960. Shortly after, they moved to Kansas then Chattanooga, Tennessee and finally, Los Angeles. The Deadwylers had two children together. At the time of his death, Barbara Deadwyler was pregnant with their youngest son, Michael.
Barbara Deadwyler, Leonard's wife was 8 months pregnant and began experiencing what she believed to be labor pains. Deadwyler tied a white handkerchief to the car's antenna, to signify an emergency, a common sign in Georgia, where the couple had moved from a year earlier. While driving, Deadwyler ran through several red lights while speeding, causing a police chase that began at 108th St. and Avalon Blvd., which he mistook as a police escort. Bova eventually pulled the car over at 60th St. and Avalon, where he approached Deadwyler with his gun drawn and leaned into the car. Bova testified that the car lurched forward, causing his gun to go off and shoot Deadwyler at point blank range. Deadwyler's wife stated that no such movement had taken place and that Bova "shot him for no reason."
During testimony, the State proffered that Deadwyler had a .35 blood-alcohol level and was drunk. His widow refuted this, as he had not been drinking and an alcohol level that high would make it very difficult for an individual to function and drive safely at a high speed. Bova testified that the car had lurched forward while the defense argued that it would be near impossible as the car had been parked behind another vehicle.
On May 31st, 1966 a coroner's jury ruled Deadwyler's death an accidental homicide, with one juror calling it an "excusable homicide." The jury, who deliberated for two hours and thirty-five minutes consisted of eight men and one female. Only one member of the jury was black.
At the time, it was the longest inquest over the death of a single individual in the Los Angeles County Coroner's office lasting eight days with testimony from 49 witnesses and 87 exhibits and the first televised inquest in California.
Neethane Enthan Ponvasantham
Neethane Enthan Ponvasantham () is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language love and romance drama on Zee Tamil and it stars Jai Akash and Dharshana Ashokan are the main leads with Sonia, Sairam, Sathyapriya, Nivashini Divya and David Soloman plays supporting roles. This series is an official remake of the Marathi show, "Tula Pahate Re".
This series started from 24 February 2020 on Everyday at 7:30PM (IST) time slot. The story is mainly about the love and relationship of Suryapraksh (Surya) and Anu.
A 40-year-old business tycoon, Suryaprakash "Surya" (Jai Akash) falls in love with a 20-year-old middle-class woman, Anu (Dharshana). Anu's life changes after she enters Surya's life.
Jai Akash and debutante Dharshana, a doctor, play the lead roles in the television series. The series marks the television debut for Akash and Dharshana. Akash, who is busy shooting for films, has allotted 15 days every month for the series.
The series was released on 4 november 2019 on Zee Tamil. The show was also broadcast internationally on the network's international channels.
Shooting of William Leonard
William Anthony Leonard (1949-March 9, 1968) was a 19 year old African-American teenager who was shot and killed by an LAPD officer Larry N. Fultz.
Leonard had been babysitting for Augustus and Barbara Mallard at 557 W. Imperial Hwy., to earn extra money. Police showed up at the home in response to a call that August Mallard had been threatening to kill his wife Barbara. Upon arrival, officers found August Mallard waving a pistol, Fultz approached a back window to question Barbara Mallard when he saw Leonard opening a window in the bathroom of the home. Lutz shot and killed Leonard, who had his arms raised and was facing away from the window.
Following his death in 1968, Jeff and Josephine Leonard filed a lawsuit for $1,000,000 (). Los Angeles City Council recommended it be denied, but voted unanimously to award a $25,000 () settlement 4 years later in 1972. It was the first settlement for police misconduct in Los Angeles' history.
Harry Adams (photographer)
Harry Holden Adams (1918-1985) was an African-American photographer who worked for the California Eagle and Los Angeles Sentinel.
Adams was born in Arkansas to Hunter Adams and Robbie Lee Evans Adams. The Adams family moved to Santa Ana, California where they eventually helped establish Johnson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church. Adams attended Santa Ana College where he studied music and political science. He worked as a janitor for Santa Ana Recreation and Park Department while attending Whittier College until he was drafted into the Army, serving as a military police officer and eventually sergeant until his discharge from Camp Harahan in 1946. He then moved to Los Angeles, where he graduated from Moler Barber College and became a security guard for the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department. Four years later, in 1950, he attended the California School of Photography and Graphic Design and the Fred Archer School of Photography where he earned the nickname "One Shot Harry" for his quick work.
He later resigned from the Sheriff's Department to open a barbershop and studio at 4223 Avalon Blvd., which he would move to 4300 South Central in 1971.
Adams married Marjorie Harris Adams in 1939 and had two children, a son, born that same year and a daughter, born in 1941. Adams and Harris divorced and he remarried Lorraine Proctor in 1956. Adams died from a heart attack in 1985.
Adams' work was known for being "worklike and of-the-moment" but not dramatic or provocative. The Los Angeles Times said that "His photographs captured everyday life in the city’s African American community. His work also includes images of dignitaries such as Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, a young Tom Bradley, former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and many others."
Photographic collections of Adams' work are held at Yale University and California State University, Northridge.
Litoria pallidofemora
Litoria pallidofemora is a tree frog from Papua New Guinea. Scientists disagree about whether this frog is really in the genus "Nyctimystes" or the genus "Litoria".
This frog has green coloring on the inside of its mouth. Scientists say it is related to the northern New Guinea tree frog, "Litoria graminea".
Dolma
Dolma or Dolmades in Greek, is the name for a number of dishes which are common in eastern Mediterranean cuisine. Usually, a kind of vegetable is filled with rice and chopped or ground meat. Instead of a vegetable, vine leaves are sometimes used.
In 2017, dolma making in Azerbaijan was included in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists. The tradition is present throughout the Republic of Azerbaijan, and is perceived as a central culinary practice in all of its regions.
Spiraea
Spiraea is a genus of plants in the Rosaceae family. They are often grown for their beauty. There are about 80 to 100 species. One species of Spiraea, Spiraea betulifolia, was eaten by Native Americans.
De Havilland Mosquito