Former President Donald Trump’s recent 34-count indictment has stirred a range of public opinion with everyone from politicians to celebrities to ordinary people chiming in. However, Yusef Salaam, one of the exonerated “Central Park Five,” has a unique perspective on the situation, simply calling it “karma.” Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Salaam tweeted the following […]
The 1989 Central Park Five case unveiled the underbelly of the NYPD’s questionable investigative strategies, especially when dealing with Black and Brown juveniles. The New York Supreme Court confirmed those illegal tactics, vacating the convictions of all five men, who were teenagers when they were convicted, and gave most of their prime years to the […]
Watch the recently released forced confession of Korey Wise and the Assistant D.A. Elizabeth Lederer gives him a can of Pepsi Cola as she seals his doom.
The lead prosecutor in the Central Park Five case resigned from Columbia Law School amid scrutiny following the release of Ava DuVernay’s critically-acclaimed, When They See Us series. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The documentary prompted students to launch a petition calling for the termination of Elizabeth Lederer. The Black Law Students Association at Columbia […]
There’s no amount of money that can ever repair what happened to the Central Park Five. But the five men, Raymond Santana, Antron McCray, Yusef Salaam, Kevin Richardson, and Korey Wise, settled for $41 million with New York state once they were exonerated. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The state Court of Claims payout was […]
Donald Trump has once publicly condemned the Central Park 5 before and after their release from prison. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The now-President of the United States took out $85,000 dollars worth of ads to campaign to ‘Bring Back The Death Penalty + Bring Back Our Police,” in reference to the disastrous crimes the […]
Linda Fairstein, the former Manhattan sex-crimes prosecutor who oversaw the prosecution of the “central park five” has announced her resignation from several charity boards in the wake of the explosive Netflix documentary, “When They See Us.” Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Fairstein was in charge of the Manhattan Sex Crimes Unit when jogger Trisha Meili […]
Details regarding Ava DuVernay’s forthcoming Netflix series about the Central Park Five have been unfolding over the past month. The latest news update reveals the leading men for the limited series. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The forthcoming series will bring in Gotham‘s Chris Chalk as the adult version of Yusef Salaam, while newcomers Freddy […]
Near the top of July, Ava DuVerney’s Central Park Five series was announced to feature Michael K. Williams, Vera Farmiga, and John Leguizamo, the cast has been updated to also bring two rising actors from stellar films in Moonlight‘s Jharrel Jerome and Jovan Adepo of Fences, portraying wrongfully convicted Korey Wise and Antron McCray, respectively. […]
Netflix has some dynamic programming on its game-changing streaming service — we’re still getting through season 2 of 13 Reasons Why and the second half of Rapture over here! — and now they’ve brought together 47 of their most talented actors and actresses for a special photo op. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Advertisement […]
