{"id":1959352,"date":"2023-06-28T14:32:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T18:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yusef-salaam-declares-victory-in-nyc-primary\/"},"modified":"2023-06-28T14:34:33","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T18:34:33","slug":"yusef-salaam-declares-victory-in-nyc-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yusef-salaam-declares-victory-in-nyc-primary\/","title":{"rendered":"Yusef Salaam emerges triumphant in NYC Primary."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fyusef-salaam-declares-victory-in-nyc-primary%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1959352&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(L-R) Raymond Santana, Yusef Salaam and Kevin Richardson, three of the five men wrongfully convicted of raping a woman in Central Park in 1989, speak at a press conference on city halls\u2019 steps after it was announced that the men, known as the \u201cCentral Park Five,\u201d had settled with New York City for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yusef-salaam-declares-victory-in-nyc-primary\/\" title=\"Yusef Salaam emerges triumphant in NYC Primary.\">approximately  million dollars<\/a> on June 27, 2014 in New York City. All five men spent time in jail, until their convictions were overturned in 2002 after being proven innocent.  (Photo by Andrew Burton\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/taylor-tinsley\">Taylor Tinsley<\/a><br \/>11:24 AM \u2013 Wednesday, June 28, 2023<\/p>\n<p>One of the five men who were wrongfully convicted in the infamous 1989 Central Park rape case declared victory in the Democrat primary for New York City\u2019s 9<sup>th<\/sup> Council District.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Yusef Salaam had gained over 50% of the vote in Tuesday\u2019s primary.  State Assemblywoman Inez Dickens garnered 25% of the vote, with Assemblyman and pastor Al Taylor had 14%.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Salaam declared victory during a speech late Tuesday. He said \u201cHarlem has spoken.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThis campaign has been about those who have been counted out. This campaign is about those who have been forgotten,\u201d he stated. \u201d This campaign has been about our Harlem community who has been pushed into the margins of life.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Salaam along with four other men \u2013 Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Raymond Santana and Korey Wise \u2013 were convicted in the 1989 Central Park rape case. They were exonerated through DNA evidence several years later after serial rapist, Matia Reyes, admitted to the crime.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cPeople do remember the story,\u201d Salaam said. \u201cBut people are so thankful that I\u2019m running for office. They\u2019re telling me that I provide that hope that they\u2019ve been looking for.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Salaam\u2019s big win comes as a blow to Mayor Eric Adams (D-N.Y.) and other politicians who voiced their support for Dickens.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here.\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oann.com%2Fnewsroom%2Fnbc-defends-were-coming-for-your-children-chant%2F&#038;t=NBC%20defends%20%E2%80%98we%E2%80%99re%20coming%20for%20your%20children%E2%80%99%20chant\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>\u2018Unafraid: Just Getting Started\u2019<\/strong> is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shapiro-lying-about-misinformation-to-justify-tyranny\/\" title=\"SHAPIRO: Lying About \u2018Misinformation\u2019 To Justify Tyranny\">news book<\/a> by Kari Lake. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Judical Watch President, Tom Fitton, uses the term \u2018prosecutorial abuse\u2019 to describe the experience he had when he was compelled to testify before a grand jury as a witness in the investigation of President Trump led by Jack Smith, who has brought an indictment against against the former president.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Democrat attempts to subvert centuries of American jurisprudence take another step forward. One America\u2019s Sam Valk gives the latest on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-election-attorney-john-eastman-faces-potential-disbarment-for-providing-president-legal-advice\/\" title=\"Trump lawyer John Eastman may be disbarred for advising the president.\">disbarment case<\/a> against President Trump election attorney John Eastman.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Federal Reserve presents its semi-annual Monetary Policy Report.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) \u2013 The European Union on Wednesday proposed injecting more competition into the payments sector, giving legal backing\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>SYDNEY (Reuters) \u2013 Australia should phase out advertising for online gambling in three years, a parliamentary committee of inquiry recommended on Wednesday\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>(Reuters) \u2013 German business software maker SAP sees huge growth potential in generative AI technology, Chief Executive Officer Christian Klein told the\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>(Reuters) -Alphabet-owned Google on Tuesday said it is cutting jobs at mapping app Waze as it merges the app\u2019s advertising system with\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raymond Santana, Yusef Salaam, and Kevin Richardson, three of the &#8220;Central Park Five,&#8221; who were wrongly convicted of rape in 1989, held a press conference on city hall&#8217;s steps. 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