Central Park Unveils Entrance In Honor Of The ‘Exonerated Five’

By Malaika Jabali· Updated December 20, 2022

Five men– who became known as the “Central Park Five” in their teens– are being honored at the park where their lives had tragically changed.

On Monday, New York City unveiled the “Gate of the Exonerated” in Central Park to honor Korey Wise, Antron McCray, Raymond Santana, Kevin Richardson and Yusef Salaam.

In 1989, a white, female jogger accused them of brutally beating and raping

Malaika Jabali
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