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  1. #YusefSalaam, speaking about how #Trump persecuted them said, “That man thinks that #hate is the animating force in America. It is not.”

    #Trump never allowed that #TheExoneratedFive deserved a #trial before deciding they were guilty, telling reporters he wanted the city to hate them even as Mayor Ed Koch urged for calm.

    Their stories take on greater meaning as Trump continues to insist he himself is being persecuted by the justice system.

    #DNC #DNC2024 #HarrisWalz2024

  2. Four of the five of the #TheExoneratedFive, formerly known as the “#CentralParkFive”, joined #TheRev #AlSharpton onstage.

    Huge cheers for #YusefSalaam when he introduced himself as a #NYC councilman. “Forty-five wanted us un-alive," Salaam says of #Trump. "He wanted us dead.”

    #DNC #DNC2024 #HarrisWalz2024

  3. Those teenagers’ convictions were later set aside, & their confessions were found to have been coerced. One of those young men, #YusefSalaam, is now a #NYC council member. #Trump still insists he was right.

    #Sharpton drew a sharp contrast between #Harris & Trump on the issue of #race, saying Harris has long fought for #RacialJustice while Trump cares about “sowing division.” This is one of the most direct discussions of #racism in America that I’ve heard at the #DNC.

    #DNC2024 #HarrisWalz2024

  4. pbs.org/newshour/politics/exon Exonerated ‘Central Park 5’ member Yusef Salaam wins New York City Council seat
    He won his primary election in a landslide.

    The victory comes more than two decades after DNA evidence was used to overturn the convictions of Salaam and four other Black and Latino men in the 1989 rape and beating of a white jogger in Central Park. Salaam was imprisoned for almost seven years.

    #YusefSalaam #CentralPark5 #Justice

  5. #YusefSalaam, l'un des #centralpark5, dont l'histoire a été diffusée par Netflix avec "When They See Us", vient d'être élu conseiller municipal de Harlem.

    Il a passé 7 années en prison avant d'être libéré grace à #innocenceproject Avant l'annulation en 2022 de sa condamnation, il était l'une des cibles préférées de Trump.

    #freethemall
    msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/

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

    “‘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.

    “Salaam, who was arrested at age 15, served nearly seven years behind bars [for a crime he didn’t commit].”
    apnews.com/article/yusef-salaa
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    #YusefSalaam #NewYork #NYC #CentralPark5 #NewYorkCityCouncil

  7. Watching #YusefSalaam of the #Exonerated5 being interviewed by #AlexWagner. He is so much better a human being than #DonaldTrump, I'm nearly speechless.

  8. Via @MeidasTouch

    Statement from Central Park 5 / Exonerated 5 member Yusef Salaam on Donald Trump’s indictment:

    Trump has Never Apologized for Taking Out a Full Page Ad Calling for the Death Penalty for the Central Park 5

    NEW YORK - New York City Council candidate and Exonerated 5 member Yusef Salaam issued the following statement following the indictment of Donald Trump by the Manhattan District Attorney:

    “Karma”.

    #TrumpIndictment #NewYork #YusefSalaam #CentralPark5 #Exonerated5 #Karma