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Pushing Hope: An Illustrated Memoir of Survival

28 October, 2025

The book cover of Pushing Hope. A man in a with tattoos wearing a black tank top stands with arms crossed and is out of proportion to a police car in front of him. The car has lights on and is chasing a young person who is running while looking back at the car. In the background there are dark shadows of people protesting with arms and signs raised. Pushing Hope: An Illustrated Memoir of Survival by Raymond Santana illustrated by Keith Henry Brown
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When Raymond Santana was just 14, he was accused of a crime he didn’t commit. The 1989 rape of a jogger in Central Park was pinned on Santana and four other young teens, a tragedy that would change their lives forever.

In this powerful illustrated memoir, Raymond Santana takes readers on a journey from his move to Harlem, to his arrest and trial, and from his time in prison to his ongoing fight for justice. Exonerated in 2002, Santana has made it his mission to fight wrongful convictions and injustice. What has sustained him and given him the strength for that fight, is his creativity—art and fashion have always been a refuge and a source of hope.

Teaming up with celebrated artist Keith Henry Brown, Raymond Santana shows in vivid color how one can survive by pushing a message of hope.

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