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Donald Trump sued by Central Park Five as Harris courts Republican voters — the latest from the US election campaign trail
2 months ago

Donald Trump sued by Central Park Five as Harris courts Republican voters — the latest from the US election campaign trail

ABC  

Good afternoon and welcome back to another day on the presidential campaign trail. In Tuesday's wrap, we take a look at rising political violence, Donald Trump's North Carolina appearance, and new controversy involving the Central Park Five. Donald Trump sued by Central Park Five The five Black and Hispanic teenagers wrongfully convicted for the 1989 rape of a white jogger …

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Trump faces yet another defamation lawsuit as Central Park Five allege decades of ‘extreme and outrageous conduct’
2 months ago

Trump faces yet another defamation lawsuit as Central Park Five allege decades of ‘extreme and outrageous conduct’

The Independent  

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Trump confronted by ‘Central Park Five’ member he called to be executed in debate spin room
3 months, 1 week ago

Trump confronted by ‘Central Park Five’ member he called to be executed in debate spin room

The Independent  

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‘Central Park Five’ tears into Donald Trump at DNC over their infamous case: ‘He wanted us dead’
4 months ago

‘Central Park Five’ tears into Donald Trump at DNC over their infamous case: ‘He wanted us dead’

Hindustan Times  

Four men of color, who were falsely accused of an attack that occurred in 1989 in New York, appeared on the stage of Democratic National Convention on Thursday and slammed one of their accusers, former President Donald Trump, who had called for their execution. Korey Wise, a member of the Central Park Five, Black men who were exonerated after being …

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Kimmel roasts Trump being hailed as ‘Champion of Black America’ despite calling for execution of Central Park Five
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Kimmel roasts Trump being hailed as ‘Champion of Black America’ despite calling for execution of Central Park Five

The Independent  

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Wrongly imprisoned for 7 years, exonerated ‘Central Park Five’ member wins NYC Council primary
1 year, 5 months ago

Wrongly imprisoned for 7 years, exonerated ‘Central Park Five’ member wins NYC Council primary

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Yusef Salaam, one of the exonerated “Central Park Five,” has won a Democratic primary for a seat on the New York City Council, all but assuring him of eventual victory. What happens in Harlem “reverberates around the world.” Salaam and the four other Black and Latino teens from Harlem became known as the Central Park Five after …

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Exonerated member of ‘Central Park Five’ takes lead in New York City Council primary
1 year, 5 months ago

Exonerated member of ‘Central Park Five’ takes lead in New York City Council primary

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Yusef Salaam, who as a child was part of a group of teenagers wrongly accused, convicted and imprisoned for the rape of a woman jogging in Central Park, took a commanding lead Tuesday in a Democratic primary for a City Council seat in New York. The contest comes more than two decades after Salaam and four other …

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Once wrongly imprisoned for notorious rape, member of ‘Central Park Five’ is running for office
1 year, 6 months ago

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

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Outside a Harlem subway station, Yusef Salaam, a candidate for New York City Council, hurriedly greeted voters streaming out along Malcolm X Boulevard. “I’ve often said that those who have been close to the pain should have a seat at the table,” Salaam said during an interview at his campaign office. “I don’t think there’s anybody more …

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Co-defendant in Central Park jogger case is exonerated
2 years, 4 months ago

Co-defendant in Central Park jogger case is exonerated

LA Times  

Steven Lopez, left, exits a courtroom Monday in New York. Lopez, a co-defendant of the so-called Central Park Five, whose convictions in a 1989 rape of a jogger were thrown out more than a decade later, had his conviction on a related charge overturned Monday. A co-defendant of the so-called Central Park Five, whose convictions in a 1989 rape of …

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Review: How well does opera represent reality? LBO and L.A. Opera take differing approaches
2 years, 6 months ago

Review: How well does opera represent reality? LBO and L.A. Opera take differing approaches

LA Times  

Renée Fleming and Rod Gilfry in L.A. Opera’s presentation of the song cycle “The Brightness of Light” by Kevin Puts, chronicling the romance of iconic artist Georgia O’Keeffe and her mentor-turned-husband, Alfred Stieglitz. In stark contrast that same evening at a high school in north Long Beach, LBO mounted Anthony Davis’ anti-cinematic, feel-bad masterpiece “The Central Park Five.” “The Brightness …

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