Exonerated ‘Central Park Five’ Member Yusef Salaam Wins New York City Council Seat

Exonerated ‘Central Park Five’ Member Yusef Salaam Wins New York City Council Seat

Essence Magazine:

By Melissa Noel ·Updated November 8, 2023

Yusef Salaam, the author and activist wrongly convicted and imprisoned as a member of the “Central Park Five,” has won a seat on the New York City Council, The Associated Press reports.

Salaam, a Democrat who won his primary

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