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CENTRAL PARK FIVE EXONEREE DR. YUSEF SALAAM WILL SPEAK AT LEHMAN COLLEGE ABOUT THE “WOLF PACK” NEW YORK PRESS

[New York News\Criminal Justice]
On Nov. 21, Dr. Salaam, and New York Times Pulitzer-Prize winning columnist Jim Dwyer, will examine what went wrong, evaluate what has or has not changed about journalistic practice since the Central Park Five case, and analyze the ways racism, bias, an accepted narrative, emotion, anger, and fear shape how a story is told.
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APOLLO THEATER ANNOUNCES STAGE ADAPTATION ADDITIONS TO TA-NEHISI COATES’ “BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME”

[Theater News\Apollo]
Kamilah Forbes, Apollo Theater Executive Producer: “For this staged adaptation, I really wanted to infuse the voices of Black changemakers and members of our community that would not only illuminate the language written by Ta-Nehisi, but also underscore the urgency in our communities surrounding the important and ongoing issues.”
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