He Was One of the Central Park Five. Now He's Councilman Yusef Salaam.
NEW YORK — Yusef Salaam stood at the front of the City Council Chamber in lower Manhattan with his right hand raised and his left hand on the Quran held by his wife. It was the one that his mother gave him when he was 15 years old and standing trial for a crime he did not commit. Its pages, filled with notes and bookmarks, were kept intact by a cloth cover that Salaam made during nearly seven years in prison. Surrounded by relatives including his mother, sister and some of his children, Salaam w
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