Por: MarketWatch Business November 08, 2023
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. “For me, this means that we can really become our ancestors’ wildest dreams,” Salaam said in an interview before the election. Elsewhere in New York City, voters will decide whether to... + full article
WPTV USA Nation November 08, 2023
In a remarkable turn of events, one of the exonerated Central Park Five members is set to win a seat at the New York City Council in Tuesday's elections.Yusef Salaam will represent his home community of Harlem in New York.This victory really signals more than just for me... + más
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Vanity Fair USA Politics July 13, 2023
-kufPGa lnwCqV body body container article body data-journey-hook=client-content data-testid=BodyWrapper>Yusef Salaam is greeted within seconds of stepping onto the sidewalk. “Congratulations, I wish you luck,” an elderly man says, before the door of the Frederick E. Samuel... + más
NYC Council candidate Yusef Salaam’s campaign spending raises questions | New York Daily News
The Boston Globe USA Politics July 05, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) — Yusef Salaam, one of the exonerated “Central Park Five,” has won the Democratic primary, all but assuring him a seat on the New York City Council. It’s an improbable feat for a political novice who was wrongly accused, convicted and imprisoned as a... + más
New York Post USA Nation June 28, 2023
Yusef Salaam, the exonerated “Central Park Five” defendant, touts himself as an activist and family man — but now he’s likely adding New York City councilman to the list after for central Harlem. Salaam, 49, an insurgent, first-time candidate and father of 10, secured a... + más
Yusef Salaam of Central Park 5 wins Cornel West endorsement for Harlem seat on NYC Council | New York Daily News
New York Daily News USA Politics June 28, 2023
Yusef Salaam, a political novice known for being wrongfully convicted in the “Central Park 5” rape case over three decades ago, declared victory late Tuesday in Harlem’s high-stakes City Council primary election, triumphing over two longtime lawmakers from the storied... + más
New York Daily News USA Politics June 24, 2023
City Council hopeful Yusef Salaam’s campaign may have spent more money last year than permissible under the law, raising the prospect that he could face fines once his race wraps up, according to a review of his campaign finance disclosures. A spokesman for Salaam’s... + más
New York Daily News USA Politics May 10, 2023
City Council candidate Yusef Salaam, who rose to prominence as one of the Central Park 5, locked down the endorsement of the famed intellectual Cornel West on Tuesday. Salaam is running in this June’s Democratic primary election to represent Harlem in the 9th Council District... + más
Yusef Salaam of Central Park 5 to run for City Council in Harlem | New York Daily News
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