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Christine Blasey Ford’s sexual assault allegations against now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh did not prevent him from ultimately being confirmed for the seat. However, the ACLU of Southern California honored her with the Roger Baldwin Courage Award on Sunday. Blasey Ford received both support and scrutiny for her testimony against…
The four-part series that has galvanized Netflix subscribers everywhere for its portrayal of the 1989 Central Park Five scandal took center stage at the Emmys. When Jharrel Jerome went up to accept his award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series for “When They See Us”, he gave a…
Kevin Richardson, one of “The Exonerated Five” was honored at Syracuse University with a benefit reception and the announcement of a scholarship in his name. Richardson was part of a group of Black and Latino teenagers previously called the “Central Park Five:” Korey Wise, Antron McCray, Raymond Santana, Kevin Richardson…
Despite intense public pressure, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance said he will not reopen the thousands of cases handled by Linda Fairstein, who was the chief of his office’s Sex Crimes Unit from 1976 and 2002 and helped to prosecute the Central Park Five. New York City officials, including New…
Photo: Vera Farmiga (left) as Elizabeth Lederer in Netflix’s “When They See Us” / Netflix The Black Law Students Association at Columbia University called for the dismissal of lecturer Elizabeth Lederer, the lead prosecutor in the Central Park Five case, because “lives of these five boys were forever changed as…
After helping to wrongfully convict the Central Park Five profiled in Netflix’s “When They See Us,” a miniseries directed by Ava DuVernay, Linda Fairstein has been dropped by her publisher, Dutton. Fairstein was the top Manhattan sexual crimes prosecutor in the 1989 case where five Black and Latino teens were…
“When They See Us” is director extraordinaire Ava Duvernay’s latest masterpiece. The four-part Netflix mini-series debuted on May 31 to rave reviews and incredibly emotional responses from viewers who watched the series. The drama detailed the terrible injustice committed against the “Central Park Five.” It’s not the first time Blacks…
As early as next week, the White House may unveil a plan that will allow people who sell opioids to face the death penalty, according to a report from Politico. Trump called for the death penalty for drug dealers recently at a Pennsylvania rally but did not specify sellers of…
President Donald Trump blew yet another dog whistle to his support base of racists when he called for the death penalty for drug dealers at a Pennsylvania rally over the weekend. Trump called the option to pursue the death penalty for drug dealers “a discussion we have to start thinking…
In an unsurprising result, a new poll found that most Americans believe President Donald Trump is racist, and they don’t think it will get better anytime soon. According to an Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, 57 percent of all adults believe the president is racist. Black Americans in…
