One of the civil rights era's most controversial and compelling figures, Malcolm X rose to fame as the Nation of Islam's chief spokesperson, proclaiming the Black Muslim organization's message at the time: racial separatism as a road to self-actualization. Innocence Project co-founder Barry Scheck called the case "one of the most blatant miscarriages of justice that I have ever seen."
"These men did not get the justice that they deserved," Vance told The New York Times, which first reported on the developments. tweeted that his office would join the men's attorneys in asking a judge Thursday to toss out the convictions. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. He urged the criminal justice system to "take responsibility for the immeasurable harm it caused me." But he said he was glad his family, friends and lawyers would get to see "the truth we have all known, officially recognized." "I do not need a court, prosecutors or a piece of paper to tell me I am innocent," he said in a statement.
Complete New York Undercover DVD Box Set containing every episode of the show.Two of the three men convicted in the assassination of Malcolm X are set to be cleared Thursday after insisting on their innocence since the 1965 killing of one of the United States' most formidable fighters for civil rights, their lawyers and Manhattan's top prosecutor said Wednesday.Ī nearly two-year-long re-investigation found that authorities withheld evidence favorable to the defense in the trial of Muhammad Aziz, now 83, and the late Khalil Islam, said their attorneys, the Innocence Project and civil rights lawyer David Shanies.Īziz called his conviction "the result of a process that was corrupt to its core - one that is all too familiar" even today. This DVD set is brand new and factory sealed Will play on any DVD player in any country. Nothing was off limits with New York Undercover! New York Undercover dealt with baby mama drama, gang violence, rape, racism, relationships, intimacy, drugs, fraternities, predators on the internet, and etc. The show was definitely ahead of it’s time and it was very realistic and raw. It took a lot of convincing from Andre Harrell and other producers to get FOX to green light New York Undercover.
Eddie dealt with his own family struggles, including his mother’s illness during the show’s opening season and his father’s struggle with drugs. was raising his son, "G" (George Gore lll), as a single father in conjunction with ex-girlfriend, Chantel (Fatima Fayole). The events of the characters' lives off the job were just as compelling as the danger they faced in the line of duty while working for the city's Fourth Precinct. For example, detective Williams (Malik Yoba) has to raise his son by himself, while detective Torres (Michael DeLorenzo) has a drug-abusing, HIV-positive father. As well as following the undercover work of a team of cops in New York, New York Undercover also explored their private lives.