“Central Park Five Prosecutor Dropped by Longtime Book Publisher”

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The Central Park Five prosecutor Linda Fairstein has been dropped by her book publisher following the release of Ava DuVernay’s “When They See Us” miniseries, her spokesperson confirmed to the AP on Friday.

The former prosecutor began publishing novels in the mid ’90s, several years after she oversaw the wrongful conviction of five teens of color for the rape of a Central Park jogger. She has authored more than 20 best-selling crime novels, and her most recent book, “Blood Oath,” was published in March. Fairstein also won the International Thriller Writers Silver Bullet Award in 2010 and the Nero Wolfe Award for Excellence in Crime Writing in 2008. […] – Variety

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“Central Park Five prosecutor resigns from organizations amid backlash after Netflix series”

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Former Manhattan prosecutor Linda Fairstein resigned from Vassar College’s board of trustees Tuesday amid a new wave of backlash over her role in the infamous Central Park Five case.

Fairstein’s role in the wrongful conviction and imprisonment of five teenagers of color in 1990, after a white woman was attacked in Central Park, has come under new scrutiny after director Ava DuVernay released a Netflix miniseries about the case, “When They See Us.”

The so-called Central Park Five — Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Raymond Santana, Korey Wise and Yusef Salaam — were vindicated 13 years after the crime when a serial rapist confessed to the attack.

Fairstein — played by Felicity Huffman in “When They See Us” — ran the district attorney’s sex crimes unit at the time of the case. The Netflix series prompted the #CancelLindaFairstein hashtag on social media and calls for her prior cases to be re-examined.

Vassar College President Elizabeth Bradley announced that Fairstein resigned from the board because she “believed that her continuing as a Board member would be harmful to Vassar” due to the backlash.

“The events of the last few days have underscored how the history of racial and ethnic tensions in this country continue to deeply influence us today, and in ways that change over time,” Bradley said. […]

Source: Doha Madani and Janelle Griffith, NBC News online, June 4, 2019

Honestly, just based on what I’ve read, and heard, thus far, I don’t know if I can sit and watch any of it(?) Just too painful….smh. Hurt. Anger. Rage. I know I’d feel all those gut-wrenching emotions because I’m feeling them already. And watching it actually play out would only intensify those feelings X 10.

Still. It’s a story that must be told. Thank you DJ for sharing it.

TGIF!