When Donald Trump recently refused to apologize for calling for the execution of five wrongly convicted black and brown men, Director of “When They See Us,” Ava DuVernay said, “It’s expected.” “There’s nothing he says or does in relation to this case or the lives of black people or people …
Read More »Manhattan District Attorney Refuses To Review Cases Handled By Linda Fairstein, Declines To Dismiss Central Park Prosecutor Elizabeth Lederer
A Manhattan District Attorney’s office is refusing to review previous cases handled by the Central Park Five prosecutor, Linda Fairstein. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Following the release of Ava DuVernay’s Netflix four-part series #WhenTheySeeUs, there has been a resurgence of outcry for the life and time lost for Kevin Richardson, Raymond Santana, Antron …
Read More »T.I. And “The Exonerated Five” Work With Atlanta Church To End Mass Imprisonment
Atlanta rap icon T.I. and the Exonerated Five are looking to help end the mass imprisonment of African Americans with a project planned by late Martin Luther King Jr.’s home church, Ebenezer Baptist Church, in Atlanta. The three-day End Mass Incarceration Conference will run Monday through Wednesday at the historic …
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