{"id":232001,"date":"2019-09-22T23:41:39","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T03:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=232001"},"modified":"2019-09-22T23:41:39","modified_gmt":"2019-09-23T03:41:39","slug":"when-they-see-us-honours-real-central-park-5-at-emmys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/09\/22\/when-they-see-us-honours-real-central-park-5-at-emmys\/","title":{"rendered":"‘When They See Us’ honours real Central Park 5 at Emmys"},"content":{"rendered":"
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He then acknowledged the Central Park Five \u2014 Yusef Salaam, Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Raymond Santana, and Korey Wise \u2014 who had been invited. (File Photo<\/a>: When They See Us\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

NEW YORK \u2014 The searing TV series on the plight of the Central Park Five created a memorable Emmy moment Sunday when the five exonerated men stood and were honoured at the awards show.<\/p>\n

The four-part Netflix series explores the true story of five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem who were coerced into confessing to a rape they didn’t commit in 1989 and follows them over the course of 25 years to their eventual exoneration.<\/p>\n

Show creator Ava DuVernay lost in the directing and writing categories but Jharrel Jerome won for best lead actor in a limited series.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like I should just be in the Bronx right now, just chilling, waiting for my mom’s cooking. But I am here in front of my inspirations,\u201d said Jerome, a New Yorker whose mother told him about this ugly chapter in city history.<\/p>\n

He then acknowledged the Central Park Five \u2014 Yusef Salaam, Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Raymond Santana, and Korey Wise \u2014 who had been invited.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is for Raymond, Yusef, Antron, Kevin, and King Korey Wise. Thank you so much, it’s an honour. It’s a blessing,\u201d said Jerome.<\/p>\n

Some of the men raised fists in the air, while others, including Wise, had tears in their eyes. Jerome played Wise in the series.<\/p>\n

The case of the Central Park Five cut the city along racial lines from the outset, with the victim being a young white woman. It drew worldwide attention.<\/p>\n

It took years for the five to be exonerated, and they spent most of their youth in prison. Another man later confessed to the attack.<\/p>\n

The series has had real-life consequences for former \u201cCentral Park Five\u201d prosecutor Linda Fairstein. Fallout from the Netflix show has led to her being dropped by her book publisher, Dutton. Fairstein also resigned as a Board of Trustees member at Vassar College and from the victims-services agency, Safe Horizon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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