Yusef Salaam Reacts To Donald Trump Indictments: "God Don't Like Ugly"
Donald Trump once called for the deaths of Yusef Salaam and the rest of the Central Park Five, who were wrongfully convicted of rape.
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Donald Trump once called for the deaths of Yusef Salaam and the rest of the Central Park Five, who were wrongfully convicted of rape.
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Donald Trump never apologized for calling Salaam and four others to be put to death, even after they were exonerated. As politicians elevate crime narratives, those around Salaam have a warning: “When white people in New York are terrified of crime, innocent Black people pay a heavy, heavy price,” his former lawyer says.
NEW YORK — Yusef Salaam, one of the exonerated “Central Park Five,” has won a Democratic primary for a seat on the New York City Council, all but assuring him