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NYC's Ongoing Denial of the 'Central Park Five' Is a Disservice to Black, Latino Men

Deron Dalton | Posted 05.18.2013 | Black Voices
Read More: The Central Park Five, Matias Reyes, Kharey Wise, Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, New York City, Ken Burns, Central Park Jogger Case, Wrongful Convictions, Central Park Jogger, Central Park 5, Koch Central Park Five, Race New York, Central Park Rape, Black Voices News
Deron Dalton

As New York City continues to deny the Central Park Five compensation for six to 13 years each served in prison, denial of any wrongdoing and the racist injustice of the criminal justice system within this case is actually a continued disservice to all black and Latino men.

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Ken Burns on Race and The Central Park Five: "A Kind of Collective Tragedy"

92nd Street Y | Posted 01.30.2013 | Entertainment
Read More: Raymond Santana, Sarah Burns, Central Park Five, Yusef Salaam, Ken Burns, Central Park, Brent Staples, Entertainment News
92nd Street Y

The Central Park Five: Preview Screening and Discussion took place at 92Y on November 20, 2012. In this clip, the panel featuring two of the case's wr...

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"Maybe the Press Failed Then": An Interview With Ken Burns and Raymond Santana

Rick Ayers | Posted 01.29.2013 | Crime
Read More: Kharey Wise, Kevin Richardson, Raymond Santana, Rape, Yusef Salaam, Ken Burns, Racism, Central Park Five, Documentary Film, New York, Prosecutorial Misconduct, Antron McCray, Crime News
Rick Ayers

The actual assailant, who confessed years later and whose DNA confirmed his story, was never in the sights of the police and prosecutors. Sadly, people remember the hysteria of the conviction campaign and often don't even realize that the lynch-mob mentality got the wrong guys.

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Documentaries on the Case: The Central Park Five and Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God

Regina Weinreich | Posted 01.23.2013 | Entertainment
Read More: Raymond Santana, Mea Maxima Culpa, Father Lawrence Murphy, The Central Park Five, Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, Alex Gibney, Peggy Siegal, David McMahon, DOC NYC, Entertainment News
Regina Weinreich

On April 19, 1989, you could not miss the headlines -- and the horror of the Central Park jogger case. The Central Park Five, a deft examination of the most publicized rape case in NY history, questions the handling of this case.

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