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Former Dallas D.A. Craig Watkins, Who Won Multiple Exonerations, Dies at 56

Watkins’ Conviction Integrity Unit helped free 25 wrongly convicted inmates.
12/14/2023

This Week In Good Black News: Philly Elects First Black Woman Mayor, Damar Hamlin Gives Back, and John Legend and Chrissy Teigen Officially Have the Cutest Baby

Plus, it's Veteran's Day and we pay homage to African Americans who once served our nation both here and abroad.
11/10/2023

‘Clay and Reecie Live: Beyond the Mic’ Heads To Philadelphia, Will Honor Exoneree Jimmy Dennis

For 25 years, Jimmy Dennis sat on death row for a crime he did not commit.
09/15/2023
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Exonerated Five Will Be Honored With Central Park Entrance In Harlem

The entrance will be called “The Gate of the Exonerated.”
12/14/2022

'Central Park Five' To Be Honored With Gate Acknowledging Their Exoneration

Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, and Korey Wise were wrongfully convicted.
12/13/2022

74-Year-Old Woman Exonerated After She Spent 27 Years In Prison For Crime She Didn’t Commit

Joyce Watkins wrongfully accused of first-degree murder and aggravated rape in 1988
01/18/2022

Exonerated Black Man Files Lawsuit Against Philadelphia, Former DA After Sitting On Death Row

The current DA discovered prosecutorial misconduct in the case.
12/03/2021
Taiwan Jones on BET Buzz 2021.
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NFL Player Gifts Playoff Tickets To Man Wrongfully Jailed For 27 Years

"I definitely wanted to do something for him."
01/08/2021

"We Survived This": Exonerated 5 Members Discuss Channeling Anger, Living Without Regret And Inspiring Future Generations

An intimate conversation with members of the Exonerated 5.
07/15/2019

Inmate Who Alleges Chicago Police Torture Released

Shawn Whirl spent 25 years in jail for a crime he didn't do.
10/16/2015

Judge: Men Exonerated in '75 Ohio Case Wrongfully Imprisoned

Three men exonerated last year can now file lawsuits.
02/12/2015