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Yusef Salaam, Central Park 5 Exoneree Turned NYC Council Candidate, Champions Forgiveness And Advocacy For New York City

Mary SpillerOctober 8, 2023October 11, 2023

by Mary SpillerOctober 8, 2023October 11, 20235335

He and four other innocent boys were sent to jail by a racially divided society that was extremely prejudiced toward people of color. Even after being...

News Politics

Al Sharpton’s Message To Rappers Supporting Trump: ‘He Called for the Death Penalty For 5 Young Black Men’

Jeroslyn JoVonnAugust 30, 2023August 31, 2023

by Jeroslyn JoVonnAugust 30, 2023August 31, 2023115500

Rev. Al Sharpton gives a history lesson on Donald Trump's treatment of the Central Park Five...

News

Exonerated Five Member Yusef Salaam Mocks Trump Indictment With His Own Ad

Sharelle BurtApril 9, 2023April 9, 2023

by Sharelle BurtApril 9, 2023April 9, 20231021

You know what they say...what goes around, comes around!...

News

Karma’s A…Exonerated Central Park Five Member Responds to Trump’s Indictment

Sharelle BurtMarch 31, 2023March 31, 2023

by Sharelle BurtMarch 31, 2023March 31, 2023604

Karma always comes back around....

News

Manhattan To Name Central Park Entrance ‘Gate of the Exonerated’ In Honor Of Men Wrongly Convicted of Rape

Niko MannDecember 16, 2022December 16, 2022

by Niko MannDecember 16, 2022December 16, 20221010

The renamed entrance will be unveiled on December 19....

Celebrity News Lifestyle

Raymond Santana Speaks Out, ‘Deelishis Didn’t Deserve Him,’ Says He’s Done More Than Marry a Reality Star

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonSeptember 16, 2022September 16, 2022

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonSeptember 16, 2022September 16, 202255684

Raymond Santana airs out his truth on social media....

Legal Lifestyle News

Central Park SIX: Man Who Was 6th Teen Wrongly Charged In Central Park Five Case Is Exonerated

Yolanda BaruchJuly 26, 2022July 26, 2022

by Yolanda BaruchJuly 26, 2022July 26, 20226465

Free at last — There was a SIXTH teen accused in the Central Park Five case and he finally had his conviction overturned Monday....

Lifestyle

Netflix Must Face Ex-Prosecutor’s Defamation Lawsuit Over Central Park Five Series

Kia Morgan SmithAugust 10, 2021August 10, 2021

by Kia Morgan SmithAugust 10, 2021August 10, 20211471

Ex-prosecutor Linda Fairstein is suing Netflix and Ava DuVernay over the "When They See Us" movie about the unjust arrest and false rape prosecution of...

Education

Kevin Richardson Of The Exonerated Five Receives Honorary Degree From Syracuse University

Dana GivensOctober 21, 2020October 21, 2020

by Dana GivensOctober 21, 2020October 21, 20202048

Syracuse University announced that it will be giving the Exonerated Five's Kevin Richardson an honorary bachelor's degree in fine arts....

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The Exonerated Five’s Yusef Salaam Co-Authors Young Adult Novel on the ‘Criminal System of Injustice’

Selena HillSeptember 16, 2020September 16, 2020

by Selena HillSeptember 16, 2020September 16, 20202818

Dr. Yusef Salaam of the Exonerated Five and Ibi Zoboi talk about co-authoring “Punching the Air," a young adult novel about mass incarceration and racial...