Yusef Salaam continues trend of political newcomers in Central Harlem

Thousands of voters in Central Harlem put a political newcomer on the New York City Council. Yusef Salaam is one of the Central Park Exonerated Five wrongly convicted of rape in 1989. He made his struggle for justice part of his campaign. CBS New York's Jessi Mitchell reports.

[@sheldonhchambliss1385]

He got my vote

[@mahayanaconfidential6452]

Lmao the detective openly came out and said that the central park 5 documentary on Netflix was complete bs

[@dewaynestarr5333]

Are you referring to the same detectives who forced a false confession out of them?

[@joegurt2957]

The same detectives that forced a false confession?…of course he would say that

[@Sardonic-Angel]

They're going backwards
All their heroes are defective

[@jonsmith848]

So are yours...

[@mahayanaconfidential6452]

​@@jonsmith848nah bruh was a rapist

[@titobeme]

Congrats to Yusef. Congrats to Harlem for beating the political Machine!

[@letebrhanambaye2155]

We Love you so much you're the best and you are a great guy

[@HuffrsZoe]

Continued blessings to this man!!!!!

[@letebrhanambaye2155]

Masallah Masallah Allah with you

[@chriszenko3598]

How come he never took a polygraph ?

[@dewaynestarr5333]

He did... it's called DNA

[@XiLi-uy7zx]

There were many primary elections yesterday why is the media focused on this one?

[@dewaynestarr5333]

Because of what he was forced to endure as a child, to what he has become, as a man

[@slapshot68]

1 shooting already in his district at the polo grounds

[@olgakazakzz]

Best if the best 😂😂😂

[@TommyTombs]

Guilty

[@titobeme]

Dude the actual rapist confessed. Why so hard up to condemn this guy?

[@dewaynestarr5333]

​@@titobemeand he must have missed the part where DNA excluded them

[@terance8110]

Just another sick wyte racist