The North Star with Shaun King

The North Star with Shaun King

Episode 45 - "When They See Us": The Central Park Five, Part I

thenorthstar
Jun 05, 2019
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Transcript: In 1989, we didn’t have Netflix. Ava Duvernay was just 17 years old. We didn’t have Twitter. We didn’t have podcasts. We didn’t have The North Star or The Breakdown. And as New York City wrongfully arrested, charged, and convicted 5 young boys (later known as the Central Park 5) for a brutal rape and a…

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