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Tawana Brawley

American religious leader and civil rights activist Reverrend Al Sharpton (left), Tawana Brawley, and attorney C. Vernon Mason, hold hands outside the State Supreme Court, New York, New York, July 20, 1990. The trio, at the court to attend the so-called 'Central Park Jopgger' trial, had been involved in a another high-profile rape case when, in the late 1980s, Brawley accused six men of kidnapping and rape. (Photo by New York Times Co./Getty Images)

Tawana Brawley 25 years later: Controversial NYC case still unsettled

Ronda Racha Penrice
theGRIO REPORT - Twenty five years ago 15-year-old Tawana Brawley was reportedly found dazed and confused lying in a garbage bag with torn and burned clothing, feces smeared over her body and 'KKK,' 'ni**er,' and 'b*tch' written on her torso...
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