Yusef Salaam, exonerated member of the 'Central Park Five,' wins Democratic primary for seat on NYC council
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An exonerated member of the "Central Park Five," Yusef Salaam, has won the Democratic primary for a seat on the New York City council. He is expected to win in the general election.
It is time, he said, for "a new Harlem renaissance."
"To have a voice from a person who’s been pushed into the margins of life — someone who has actually been one of those who has been counted out — is finally having a seat at the table," Salaam said in an interview Wednesday.
"Harlem is such a special place that it is known as the Black Mecca," he said. What happens in Harlem "reverberates around the world."
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