Yusef Salaam, one of the exonerated “Central Park Five” currently leads the New York City Council primary race for the 9th District in Harlem, reports ABC News. So far, he has won 50.7% of the vote. Salaam’s opponents, New York…
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Manhattan To Name Central Park Entrance ‘Gate of the Exonerated’ In Honor Of Men Wrongly Convicted of Rape
The renamed entrance will be unveiled on December 19.
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EBONY Rundown: Central Park to Rename Entrance After the Exonerated Five, Police Officer Complicit in George Floyd’s Death Sentenced to 3.5 Years and More
Central Park to Rename Entrance After the Exonerated Five Decades after being falsely imprison for a crime they did not commit, the Exonerated Five—formerly the Central Park Five and the subjects of Ava DuVernay‘s When They See Us— is being…
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The Gift of Giving: Korey Wise of the Exonerated 5 Surprises Harlem Families with Christmas Toy Drive
Korey Wise is the new Santa! Or at least he played jolly ol’ St. Nick this week when he surprised dozens and children and families at a Christmas toy drive in his old neighborhood in Harlem, New York. Wise, an…
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