The Exonerated Five make the case at the Democratic National Convention for a Kamala Harris presidency

Thirty-five years after they were rushed through aggressive interrogations at a NYC police precinct and ultimately imprisoned, four members of the Exonerated Five – once known as the Central Park Five – stood before the Democratic National Convention Thursday and declared a new day. They reminded the audience that Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, wrongly believed they were guilty of assaulting a woman jogger in Central Park, even after DNA evidence proved them innocent. A Kamala Harris presidency would usher in a new era of fairness, they said. “He spent $85,000 on a full-page ad in The New York Times calling for our execution,” exoneree Korey Wise told the audience at the United Center. “We served a total of 41 years in prison.” Rev. Al Sharpton, background center, looks on as members of The Exonerated Five, from left, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Korey Wise, and Raymond Santana speak during the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Chicago. Photo credit: J. Scott Applewhite, The Associated Press The case was key in the history of human rights because it served as a blatant example of how law enforcement singles out young Black males, and how the justice system...