I was in a shopping mall in Washington D.C. when the verdict was announced. I just remember everything being eerily quiet and that not a single black person I saw would look me in the eye.
I remember seeing TV spots of groups of black college students having a Verdict Party viewing the verdict real time. They were CELEBRATING!
I remember not caring either way but one of my friends was obsessed with the trial. During the trial, he explained to me how OJ was innocent. After the verdict, he swore OJ was guilty.
My aunt went into mourning after the verdict, not because of the verdict, but because the trial was over. It consumed her life during that time.
I don’t watch TV so I never got involved with it. Two dead people in LA isn’t usually national news.