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SUMMARY:Author Talk | Raymond Santana
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DESCRIPTION:Join Raymond Santana\, one of the Central Park Five\, as he di
 scusses his young adult illustrated memoir\, "Pushing Hope\," which reflec
 ts on his wrongful conviction and tireless fight for his 2002 exoneration.
  .\nhttps://gwinnettpl.libnet.info/event/14690241
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Raymond Santana&rsquo\;s story is an examp
 le to teens of the power of hope and resilience&mdash\;and the importance 
 of fighting injustice to stand up for what&rsquo\;s right. When Raymond Sa
 ntana was just 14\, he was accused of a crime he didn&rsquo\;t commit. The
  1989 rape of a jogger in Central Park was pinned on Santana and four othe
 r young teens\, a tragedy that would change their lives forever. In this p
 owerful illustrated memoir\, Raymond Santana takes readers on a journey fr
 om his move to Harlem\, to his arrest and trial\, and from his time in pri
 son to his ongoing fight for justice. Exonerated in 2002\, Santana has mad
 e it his mission to fight wrongful convictions and injustice. What has sus
 tained him and given him the strength for that fight\, is his creativity&m
 dash\;art and fashion have always been a refuge and a source of hope. Team
 ing up with celebrated artist Keith Henry Brown\, Raymond Santana shows in
  vivid color how one can survive by pushing a message of hope.</p>\n<p sty
 le="text-align: center\;">Books will be available for sale and signing fro
 m&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.charisbooksandmore.com/">Charis Books &amp\; 
 More.</a></p>\n<p style="text-align: center\;"><img src="https://static.li
 bnet.info/frontend-images/events/gwinnettpl/charisLogo_0.png" width="100" 
 height="28" alt="" /></p>\n<p style="text-align: center\;"><strong>Registr
 ation is requested.</strong></p>\n<p style="text-align: center\;">*By regi
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 ter.&nbsp\;</p>\n<hr />\n<p><strong><img src="https://static.libnet.info/f
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 ight="131" alt="" /></strong></p>\n<p><strong>Raymond Santana</strong> is 
 an author\, designer\, and activist. He currently travels around the count
 ry telling his story of hope and overcoming obstacles as he continues to f
 ight against the inequities of the American justice system. Santana also o
 wns the clothing company Park Madison NYC (ParkMadisonNYC.com)\, named aft
 er his hometown of New York.</p>\n<p><img src="https://static.libnet.info/
 frontend-images/events/gwinnettpl/AS_Carl_Suddler.png" width="80" height="
 105" alt="" /></p>\n<p>Moderator <strong>Carl Suddler</strong> is an assoc
 iate professor of history at Emory University. His publications\, teaching
 \, and public scholarship have placed him among a small number of African 
 American scholars who study the intersections of Black life\, crime\, and 
 sports since the late nineteenth century. Suddler&rsquo\;s first book\, <e
 m>Presumed Criminal: Black Youth and the Justice System in Postwar New Yor
 k\,&nbsp\;</em>is widely used in college and graduate classrooms across th
 e country.</p>\n<p><span style="color: #808080\;">Presented by Adult Servi
 ces.</span></p>\nhttps://gwinnettpl.libnet.info/event/14690241
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