From left, Kevin Richardson, Antron McCray, Raymond Santana, Korey Wise, and Yusef Salaam attend "When They See Us" World Premiere at The Apollo Theater on May 20, 2019 in New York City.After Raymond Santana and the rest of the young men in the Central Park jogger rape case werein 2002, he knew that he wanted to start reclaiming the life that was stolen from him.
The right to vote was one Santana gained for the first time after his exoneration at the age of 27 and is one he does not take lightly. “For me, exercising my political voice, my political power — that was part of the healing process,” he said. “It was being a part of something and saying ‘I can vote now. I can make change. I can make decisions.’”While Santana, 45, has been voting regularly since the early 2000s, experiencing the 2016 election was uniquely personal to him.
While the advertisement did not directly call for the execution of the teenagers, the text did make clear that Trump was voicing his opinion because of the attack on the jogger.
Going into fashion was Santana’s way of pursuing a childhood dream. “I loved to sketch and do art. But, you know, going through this whole ordeal with this case, it destroyed my drive, it killed it,” he said. “It started with wanting to reclaim something that I lost as a 14-year-old kid.”
It blows my mind that after what the buffoon in the WH did to these men he can still ascend to the office of the presidency. He gets ZERO pushback when he lies & says he has “dONe MoRe fOr BlAck pPl ThAn aNYoNe.” What an insult. I will never understand. Only in America.
Dear any President Trump hater: Can you honestly blame Trump for believing the news reports of their guilt IF YOU STILL BELIEVE OJ SIMPSON is guilty of killing Ron Goldman and Nichole Simpson?
Drump wanted these five kids (at the time) hanged. Even now, he doesn't seek apology for his actions then. I know that white America is in raged, but racism is not the answer. We all are struggling. Dont allow Drump racism to divide the country.
Maybe you should report on current events like hunter Biden's laptop, oh wait nevermind you ARE the liberal MSM.
Now write a tweet about the horrific racist legislation that Biden fought for.
GOD send the Mightiest Prophet to this Earth You must prepare yourself in repentance. MESSIAH is coming. SuperSundayRevival
Does everyone remember that Trump took out a full page saying that five young guy recieve the death penalty. After they were exonerated Trump went silent, and did not respond. Another of many examples of Trump' racist meanspirited nature going back to his early years.
Did interview the people they were beating with lead pipes while they were 'wilding' instead of raping the jogger? Those boys were innocent!
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When asked what he wanted to do after his release at the age of 27, Santana said he wanted to encourage young people to become civically engaged. “For me, exercising my political voice, my political power — that was part of the healing process,” he said. (2/9)
Donald *You WON’T acknowledge the “BLACK LIVES MATTER” movement & falsely Call them a Hate Group! YOU: *Gas/Shoot/Beat Peaceful protestors *Instigates VIOLENCE *Post a WHITE POWER chant *Fund PRO-SLAVERY Statues *Call Women of Color NASTY Do YOU acknowledge “BLACK VOTES MATTER”?
Trump still refuses to admit he was wrong about the Central ... Holy shit -- years after DNA evidence exonerated them, Trump suggests the Central Park 5 are guilty and refuses to apologize for saying they should be executed. 'You have people on both sides
Lap dog media covering four biden. Do Bidens laptop that is full of incriminating evidence to both father and son. Full of cold porn also
Yet another evidence of Drump racism. icecube and 50cent put yourself in their shoes.
They knew things they could only have know if they were there, but the guy who they admitted to helping rape her later said he acted alone (since he was serving a life sentence anyway). Of course these guys are heroes to Democrats
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While I’m glad they were released, most of these guys are not model citizens. A couple of them terrorized and bullied students in high school, many of them LGBTQ. Let’s not make them heroes, because they are not.
While Raymond Santana has been voting regularly since the early 2000s, experiencing the 2016 election was uniquely personal. That is because the story of the Central Park Five and the rise of Donald Trump as a political figure have been tied together
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