Yusef Salaam, one of the exonerated members of the 'Central Park 5' rape case, declared victory in a city council race in Harlem, NY.

<div class="block">Yusef Salaam, one of the exonerated members of the &#39;Central Park 5&#39; rape case, declared victory in a city council race in Harlem, NY.</div>

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'Central Park 5' Member Declares Election Victory in NY

And one of the members of the exonerated Central Park five last night declared victory in a democratic primary for a city council seat here in New York. While the election's final outcomes might not be known for days activist Yusuf Salam held a significant lead over his key opponents, Inez Dickens and Al Taylor. That Yusuf was one of the group of young black and Latino minors, convicted and imprisoned for the rape of a white woman in Central Park. Back in 1989. In 2002, the men's convictions were overturned. Salam has since worked as a criminal justice reform advocate.