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The Central Park Five

An Interview With Ken Burns and Three of The Central Park Five; Documentary Airs on PBS

Brian Formo | Posted 04.16.2013 | Entertainment
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Brian Formo

The film concerns five black teenagers who, not knowing their rights during detainment, were coerced into confessing to a brutal rape that left a woman in a coma in Central Park.

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NYC Urged To Settle Central Park Jogger Case

AP | COLLEEN LONG | Posted 04.07.2013 | New York
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NEW YORK — New York is a safer, less fearful place than it was in 1990, when murders hit an all-time high, race relations were raw and the city ...

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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
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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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Best Films of 2012: Black Actors, Directors and Others Shine

Dwight Brown | Posted 02.18.2013 | Black Voices
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Dwight Brown

A stellar year for filmmaking is behind us, and the best movies are worth seeing whether you screen them in a theater, on DVD or on VOD. Grab some popcorn and enjoy the exceptional work of black actors, directors and other talented artists.

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The Central Park Five: A Still Relevant Call for Change

Nick Malinowski | Posted 02.11.2013 | New York
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Nick Malinowski

In many ways The Central Park Five is a history lesson and cautionary tale of the types of police and prosecutorial misconduct that is possible without effective oversight or appropriate checks and balances to power.

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Must-Do This Weekend: Go and See The Central Park Five

Lisa Bernier | Posted 01.24.2013 | New York
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Lisa Bernier

No New Yorker should ever forget the 1989 Central Park jogger case, not for the media attention it received, but for the gross miscarriage of justice it represents.

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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
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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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AFI Review: Ken Burns' The Central Park Five

Brian Formo | Posted 01.02.2013 | Los Angeles
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Brian Formo

The Central Park Five is stirring, heartbreaking and galvanizing but, thankfully, not polemic. If Burns has an agenda it is only to humanize the young men who were demonized in the press and lost their youth for a crime they didn't commit.

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NYC Seeks Footage From Ken Burns Doc On Central Park Rape

AP | Posted 12.03.2012 | New York
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NEW YORK — Lawyers for the city are seeking access to footage gathered by documentary filmmaker Ken Burns in research for his movie about the fi...

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