Yusef Salaam elected unopposed to a central Harlem district in US | Elections News
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on November 8, 2023
Wrongly convicted as a teenager over a 1989 rape, Salaam campaigned on easing poverty and tackling gentrification.
Yusef Salaam, who gained international attention as one of the wrongfully accused United States teenagers in the Central Park Five case, has won a seat on the New York City Council.
Salaam, a Democrat, was elected unopposed to a central Harlem district in one of many local elections held across . . .
