#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.
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.”
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.
"Even though Donald Trump wanted us executed even when it was proven that we were innocent, I do not take pleasure at today's verdict.
We should be proud that today the system worked. But we should be somber that we Americans have an ex-President who has been found guilty on 34 separate felony charges. And while today might not be as shocking as January 6th, it is equally profound.
On January 7th, a large majority of Americans agreed that Trump should never again lead this country.
Let us hope we wake up tomorrow with the same conviction.
We have to do better than this. Because we are better than this."
- #YusefSalaam
https://www.wonkette.com/p/exonerated-five-member-yusef-salaam
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/exonerated-central-park-5-member-yusef-salaam-wins-new-york-city-council-seat 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.
In what was a very good #ElectionDay, this may be the most delicious result of all. Congratulations to #YusefSalaam and #NewYorkCity. https://www.commondreams.org/news/yusef-salaam-2666185882
Yusef Salaam, exonerated 'Central Park Five' member, poised to win NYC council seat
As per the #AssociatedPress
«Exonerated “ #CentralParkFive ” member #YusefSalaam is poised to win a seat Tuesday on the #NewYork City Council, marking a stunning reversal of fortune for a political newcomer who was wrongly imprisoned as a teenager in the infamous rape case.»
Hi Trump.
#YusefSalaam, one of the exonerated “Central Park Five,” has won the Democratic #primary, all but assuring him a seat on the #NewYorkCity Council. It’s an improbable feat for a political novice who was wrongly accused, convicted and imprisoned as a teenager for the rape and beating of a white jogger in Central Park.
Watching #YusefSalaam of the #Exonerated5 being interviewed by #AlexWagner. He is so much better a human being than #DonaldTrump, I'm nearly speechless.
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”.
