Yusef Salaam, a member of the 'Central Park Five', has won a seat on the New York City Council, marking a significant turnaround decades after being wrongly imprisoned in an infamous rape case. Salaam, exonerated for the crime, will represent a district in central Harlem as a Democrat. His victory is seen as a symbol of hope and justice.
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Yusef Salaam, a member of the “Central Park Five,” won a seat on the New York City City Council on Tuesday. https://t.co/bU3qRP2ALi
An exonerated member of the Central Park Five, Yusef Salaam, has won a seat on the New York City Council, according to the Associated Press. Salaam will represent a district in central Harlem as a Democrat.
Yusef Salaam, a member of the “Central Park Five,” won a seat on the New York City City Council on Tuesday. https://t.co/EKENhH9OXf
Exonerated “Central Park Five” member Yusef Salaam won a seat Tuesday on the New York City Council, completing a stunning reversal of fortune decades after he was wrongly imprisoned in an infamous rape case. https://t.co/uDrucKmV4P
Exonerated 'Central Park Five' member Yusef Salaam wins New York City Council seat decades after he was falsely accused of rape at age 15: 'This victory represents hope' https://t.co/PZJwpKJSCq https://t.co/GNW7DqhBn4