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Once wrongly imprisoned for notorious rape, member of 'Central Park Five' is running for office

Some consider Yusef Salaam a folk hero as a member of the “Central Park Five,” the group of teenagers wrongly convicted of raping a white jogger in a brutal attack 34 years ago

The Independent UK

Sharpton questions NYPD’s response to subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely at Harlem funeral service

NEW YORK — The Rev. Al Sharpton delivered a fiery call for justice Friday as family, friends and total strangers packed a Harlem church for a heartfelt farewell to subway chokehold victim Jordan Neely.

Tribune News Service

Trump’s Arrest Is ‘Karma,’ Says Wrongfully Accused Man Who Former President Wanted To Be Executed

Yusef Salaam, one of five Black and Latino men dubbed the Exonerated Five, calling out Donald Trump for them to be executed

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Exonerated Central Park Five member turns tables on Trump

‘On the day he was arrested and arraigned, here is my ad in response,’ Yusef Salaam says

The Independent UK

A Wary US Watches Trump in Criminal Court, Hoping for Justice

Former US President Donald Trump's surrender on criminal charges Tuesday was marked by clashes between his fans and foes outside a downtown Manhattan courtroom, and a now-familiar cycle of name-calling and outrage from lawmakers and Trump himself. But many Americans who say they are watching this case and other Trump…

Asharq Al-Awsat

A wary US watches Trump in criminal court, hoping for justice

Former U.S. President Donald Trump's surrender on criminal charges Tuesday was marked by clashes between his fans and foes outside a downtown Manhattan courtroom, and a now-familiar cycle of name-calling and outrage from lawmakers and Trump himself.

Reuters

Central Park Five member takes out full page ad on Trump 34 years after he called for their execution

‘On the day he was arrested and arraigned, here is my ad in response,’ Yusef Salaam says

The Independent UK

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Central Park 5 member hits back at Trump

Trump called to bring back the death penalty for Central Park 5 — and never apologized when they were cleared

Salon

Member of Central Park Five who Trump wanted executed responds to ex-president’s indictment: ‘Karma’

Trump has become the first former US president to be indicted

The Independent UK

‘A long time coming’: Central Park Five’s Yusef Salaam runs for office

Salaam, who was falsely accused at age 15 of gang rape and incarcerated for seven years, is hoping to use his experience to create a positive change

The Guardian - US

Central Park entry gate commemorates the 'Exonerated Five'

An entryway to Central Park has been dedicated to remember the injustice that imprisoned five Black and Latino teenagers after they were wrongly convicted of the 1989 rape of a white jogger

The Independent UK

New York City to honor Central Park Five at park entrance

New York City is naming a gate in Central Park in honor of the five men who, as teenagers, were wrongfully convicted of the 1989 rape of a jogger and spent years in prison before being exonerated

The Independent UK

‘6th man’ in Central Park Five jogger case exonerated

NEW YORK — A long-forgotten sixth suspect in the notorious 1989 Central Park Five rape case was exonerated Monday, more than 30 years after he pleaded guilty to a related crime, the Manhattan district attorney’s office announced.

Tribune News Service

‘6th man’ in Central Park Five jogger case to be exonerated

NEW YORK — A long-forgotten sixth suspect in the notorious 1989 Central Park Five rape case is to be exonerated Monday, more than 30 years after he pleaded guilty to a lesser crime, the Manhattan district attorney’s office announced.

Tribune News Service

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