NNPA NEWSWIRE — On a recent afternoon, a distinguished group of panelists spent almost two hours in a conversation exploring the Central Park Five case, the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — As DuVernay’s film gained viewers and momentum and waves of publicity, Linda Fairstein, the main prosecutor of the Central Park Five, was dropped...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “When They See Us” relays a jarring miscarriage of justice of five teens — Kevin Richardson, Antron McCray, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, and...
ROLLINGOUT — After witnessing the implosion of Central Park Five prosecutor Linda Fairstein’s career, Black law students at Columbia University in Manhattan want to see the...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — The case was drawn on racial lines from the outset, with the victim being a young white woman, and it drew worldwide...
ROLLINGOUT — The electrifying Netflix miniseries “When They See Us,” which is the true story of the “Central Park 5” teens that Fairstein wrongly prosecuted for...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — DuVernay, who took on the project after Santana suggested it to her via tweet, wants to dramatize what the criminal justice system and...
by Nayaba Arinde Special to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News “It is all overwhelming and bitter sweet,” Yusef Salaam told the Amsterdam...
by Saeed Shabazz Special to the NNPA from The Final Call NEW YORK (FinalCall.com) – Three men who are part of the “Central Park 5” rallied...