Paul Solotaroff

1 month ago | rollingstone.com | Paul Solotaroff

A bove all, he remembers the boots the cops wore when they kicked down the door of his mom’s apartment. They yanked him out of bed and a deep sleep, 12 gang cops in riot gear searching the room of a tall-for-his-age 10-year-old named Tionne Tisdale. “Where is it?” they yelled, manhandling Tionne until they realized he was only a child.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Paul Solotaroff

LAPD Senior Lead Officer John Coughlin with Tionne Tisdale. Their first interaction, in 2008, changed Coughlin’s outlook on policing. - Credit: Photographs by PHILIP CHEUNGAbove all, he remembers the boots the cops wore when they kicked down the door of his mom’s apartment. They yanked him out of bed and a deep sleep, 12 gang cops in riot gear searching the room of a tall-for-his-age 10-year-old named Tionne Tisdale.

Oct 2, 2024 | spp.umd.edu | Paul Solotaroff

As the nation approaches a pivotal election day, join the Institute for Public Leadership and the School of Public Policy for a thought-provoking exploration of the complex social challenges shaping our nation's future. Paul Solotaroff, award-winning investigative journalist and longtime contributing editor at Rolling Stone, will discuss his recent frontline reporting on gangs and policing in Los Angeles while weaving in insights from his decades of hard-hitting journalism.

Jun 19, 2024 | es.rollingstone.com | Paul Solotaroff

Alex Neville era uno de esos chicos que siempre estaba disfrazado, con sus obsesiones a la vista. A los tres años paseaba disfrazado de momia, explicando con entusiasmo el proceso de embalsamamiento a los niños de Aliso Viejo, un pueblo de Orange County, California. A los siete años, era el adicto a la Guerra Civil más pequeño del sur de California, arrastrando a su padre a recreaciones locales de la Batalla de Gettysburg.

Jun 16, 2024 | yahoo.com | Paul Solotaroff

Credit: Illustration by Justin MetzAlex Neville was one of those boys who was always in costume, wearing his obsessions on his sleeve. At three, he went around dressed as a mummy, earnestly explaining the embalming process to children in Aliso Viejo, a town in Orange County, California. At seven, he was SoCal’s shortest Civil War junkie, dragging his father to local reenactments of the Battle of Gettysburg.