central park 5
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Blacklisted: Publisher Kicks Central Park Five Prosecutor Linda Fairstein to the Curb
Sometimes life comes at you fast or — in the case of former prosecutor-turned-author Linda Fairstein — decades later, with Fairstein facing the latest comeuppance as a result of backlash since a revisting of her handling of the prosecution of five black and brown boys in New York’s infamous 1989 Central Park jogger rape case.…
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5 Black Men React to Netflix's When They See Us, Ava DuVernay's Series About the Central Park Five
On May 31, Netflix released the Ava DuVernay-helmed miniseries, When They See Us, which delves into the case of the Central Park Five, the five black and brown boys who were convicted in 1990 in both the media and the courtroom for a crime they didn’t commit. In 2002, they were exonerated after the actual…
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Raymond Santana Supports Boycott of Central Park Five Prosecutor Linda Fairstein: 'She Has to Pay for Her Crime'
With the release of the brilliant Netflix miniseries When They See Us comes renewed interest in the trial surrounding the Central Park Five and its standing as one of the most heinous miscarriages of justice in the history of the state of New York. In exploring how five innocent black teenagers—whose only crimes were naiveté—were…
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When Are Black Boys Allowed to be Boys? The Cast of When They See Us Says There's Still Work to Do
I’m asking myself what do I look like? Do I look like a criminal? — Jharrel Jerome text What do you see when you look at black boys? Perhaps you see a brother, a son or a nephew. Conversely, you might see a deep thinker, a creative, a leader or even our future. But for…
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When They See Us Is the Haunting Masterpiece the Central Park Five Deserve
After watching Netflix’s upcoming miniseries When They See Us ahead of its release, here are five observations. 1. While the tragic tale of the Central Park Five is at least vaguely familiar to most, this miniseries does an exceptional job of exploring the myriad of ways in which Kevin Richardson, Raymond Santana, Antron McCray, Yusef…
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First Look: When They See Us Full Trailer Released 30 Years After Attack That Forever Changed the Lives of the Central Park Five
The much-anticipated series chronicling the Central Park Five, When They See Us, is nearing its debut, and we now have more footage to whet our appetite. A teaser trailer for the upcoming limited series was released in March, now it’s time for the full trailer. “Every black male who was in the park last…
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A Bigot Is as a Bigot Does? No. Racism Can Be Arrogant or ‘Compassionate’ or Just Convenient
Black Americans and white Americans don’t experience race the same way. Given that, it should surprise no one that we don’t speak or think about it similarly. We have to find a way to bridge that divide. Like it or not, too many white allies and potential allies are so deep in denial about racism…
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When Donald Trump Says ‘It’s a Scary Time For Young Men In America,’ He Means Young White Men
This is your regular reminder that the current sitting president of the United States is a racist, xenophobic rape apologist who protects and promotes abusers. He doesn’t protect all abusers mind you; he protects those who look like him, think like him and have a socio-economic status that matches his. Everyone else can go to…
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White Lies: A Brief History of White People Lying About Crimes
Before there was Olympic thug Ryan Lochte, who lied about being robbed in Rio de Janeiro, white people were notoriously known for either committing crimes and pinning them on fictitious black folks or just blaming them for made-up or heinous crimes committed by someone else, because racism. Here’s a brief history of black people being…