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‘The Central Park Five’ opera brings gripping story of racial injustice to Detroit Opera stage
“The Central Park Five” opera brings a true story of racial injustice to the Detroit Opera stage. The opera tells the story of five African American and Latino teens falsely accused and convicted of assaulting a white woman in New York's Central Park in 1989. “American Black Journal” guest host Trudy Gallant-Stokes speaks with Nataki Garrett, the director for the Detroit production.
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