Yusuf Salaam, educator and one of the Central Park Five /Exonerated Five, has co-written a new young adult novel called Punching the Air. The book is about a 16 year old teenager who is imprisoned for throwing a punch.
An interview with Salaam can be found at https://www.npr.org/2020/08/29/907224206/punching-the-air-tells-a-story-of-hope-behind-bars
Earlier posts about the Exonerated Five may be found here on this blog
https://educationservicesnews.blogspot.com/2013/04/central-park-five-issues-and-lesson.html
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