Reflecting on the Central Park Five
from Drumming for Justice Hosted by Drumming for Justice
6.5.19: Philadelphia – Mr. Gregory Walker lived and worked in New York City in April of 1989 as a Bellevue Hospital administrator. He vividly remembers the case of the Central Park Five, a quintet of teenagers who were jailed after being wrongfully accused of the violent rape of a 28-year-old white woman. Mr. Walker, now the Global Creative Director of The Brothers’ Network, a nonprofit organization in Philadelphia that uses art to change the way the world views black men, joined Christopher “Flood the Drummer” Norris on Tuesday afternoon in Rittenhouse Square Park to reflect on a story that captivated the world in the 1989 and is now captivating audiences in 2019. READ: When They See Us is a Painful Portrait of an Enduring Practice: https://apple.news/Aw7gBFgwsRcSAPRe9qwVUEw ©2019. All Rights Reserved
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