NYC Councilman Yusef Salaam, Exonerated Central Park 5, Speaks Thurs Eve DNC; Trump's Hate
NYC Councilman Yusef Salaam, one of the exonerated Central Park Five, to speak on final night of DNC, Daily Kos, Aug. 22, 2024. Edit.
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- Photo: NY, June 27: (L-R) Raymond Santana, Yusef Salaam & Kevin Richardson, 3 of 5 men wrongfully convicted of raping a woman in Central Park in 1989, speak at a press conference on city halls' steps after it was announced that the men, the 'Central Park Five,' had settled with NYC for approximately $40 M dollars on June 27, 2014 in NYC.
All 5 men spent time in jail, until their convictions were overturned in 2002 after being proven innocent.
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Normally, a 1st-term New York City Council member wouldn’t be among the speakers at the Democratic National Convention. But Yusef Salaam is no ordinary city council member and he’s got a strong message to deliver about Donald Trump’s racism, cruelty and hatred toward Black men before Vice President Kamala Harris’ acceptance speech.
Link to tweet
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/8/22/2264888/-NYC-Councilman-Yusef-Salaam-one-of-the-exonerated-Central-Park-Five-to-speak-on-final-night-of-DNC