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Kevin Richardson Awarded Honorary Syracuse U Degree

Kevin Richardson of the Exonerated Five was recently awarded an honorary degree from Syracuse University.
by Brandee Sanders
10.04.21
New York

13-Year-Old In Barnard College Case Remains Without Bail

13-year-old Zyairr Davis will remain behind bars without bail.
by Aleia Woods
10.10.21
Democratic Presidential Candidate Mike Bloomberg Visits Philadelphia

Bloomberg: Unsure If Central Park 5 Police Corrupt

Former New York City Mayor and current Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg said he had “no idea” if the corrupt…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
10.07.21
Barnard College Student Stabbed To Death In Robbery Near Campus

Barnard College Killing, Central Park 5 Cases Similar

The grisly stabbing killing of Tessa Majors, a Barnard College freshman, bears a handful of the damning hallmarks of the…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
03.30.20
2017 ESSENCE Festival Presented By Coca-Cola Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - Day 2

Ava DuVernay Directing Central Park Five Series

Oscar-nominated director Ava DuVernay will write and direct a Netflix miniseries about the Central Park Five, a group of young…
by Clarissa Hamlin
07.07.17
The 'Central Park Five' Discuss Their Settlement With City Over Wrongful Conviction

Yusef Salaam Demands Apology From Trump For Central…

Yusef Salaam of the Central Park Five speaks out against Donald Trump for his views on the teens who were…
by NewsOne Now
04.05.18
TimesTalks Presents: 'Central Park 5'

New York Teacher Claims She Was Fired For…

Lawyers for Lee-Walker believe the teacher's First Amendment rights were violated, as well as her contract with the teacher's union.
by Desire Thompson
04.29.21
NewsOne Now Exclusive: Highlights From The NY Justice League's Justice Ball 2015 Honoring Harry Belafonte

NewsOne Now Exclusive: Highlights From The NY Justice…

Roland Martin and NewsOne Now bring you highlights from this year's Justice Ball from the historic Apollo Theater in Harlem,…
by NewsOne Now
04.10.18
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NewsOne Minute: Central Park Five Seek an Additional…

It’s been 25 years since the Central Park Five were wrongfully arrested and jailed for the rape of a white…
by NewsOne Staff
12.08.14

NewsOne Minute: Central Park Five Claim NYC Prolonged…

When the men wrongly convicted in the racially-charged Central Park Five rape case were granted $40-plus million in a settlement with New…
by NewsOne Staff
11.10.14
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The Central Park Five: Why $40 Million Is…

  After a dozen years in a tug-of-war with New York’s city government, five men — who as teenagers were…
by Madison J. Gray
04.17.21