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Critics think the marchers who participated in the Monumental March on Jena, Louisiana, were "standing up for six thugs." No, the marchers were standing up in peace and unity against INJUSTICE.

Will Oprah Cover The Jena Six and Mychal Bell Story of Black Students in Jena, Louisiana?

Discusses the events leading up to the arrest of six black students in Jena, Louisiana. Raises questions about racial equality in the American justice system.

Many African Americans say they have smoldered for all their lives in a "criminal injustice" system. Emotions are coming to the surface in Jena, Louisiana.

This article examines the somewhat misguided support for Michael Vick and the Jena Six

Racial tensions are running high in the little town of Jena, Louisiana, as the 2007 school year starts. Six black students attacked a white student in 2006. Are the boys getting fair treatment by the justice system?

Black students found three nooses hanging from a whites-only tree in Jena, Louisiana, and the superintendent dismissed it as a joke. This lack of punishment started a list of problems: students held at gunpoint, fights, and 22 to 100 years of prison time.

First hand account of Jena 6 rally and march.

Anywhere from 20,000 to 50,000 are reported to have marched on the tiny town of Jena, Louisiana, population 3,000, on September 20, 2007. The marchers were protesting injustice against the "Jena Six."

This modified article discusses R2C2H2's interview with Marcus Jones and Attorney Lewis Scott, updates on the Jena 6 case, and my opinion on how the trials should conclude.

This article discusses the end result of Bell's sentencing, how grassroots organizations brought the Jena 6 case to the forefront, and how we found out about the case.

From 15,000 to 50,000 people of various cultures showed up for the trial of Mychal Bell with the Jena 6 rally. This article gives an indepth view of how Jena, LA looked on September 20th.

It's a story that reads like one from America's troubled and racially explosive Jim/Jane Crow era. A white "victim" using the justice system via judges, prosecutors and all-white juries to keep "uppity negroes in their place."

The saga of the Jena Six continues with Mychal Bell being ordered back to jail on charges that he violated his probation. This time, he will have to serve 18 months in prison.

This has been an ongoing story, in the media, in the town of Jena, in almost every state, at least 10 people have heard of the infamous "Jena Six".

On July 9, 2007 (Sunday), protestors from or visiting Chicago traveled to the NBC 5 building at 11:30 am for a rally supporting the freeing of the Jena 6 (six African American students fighting after a noose hanging).

To listen to one describe Jena, Louisiana you'd think in place of street lights they had burning crosses - here are some true facts about the situation not watered down to appease the media.

In what appeared to be a celebrity and common man congregation, hip-hop artist Mos Def joined the thousands of citizens who peacefully marched the streets of Jena, Louisiana, in a bold move to get the attentions of the city's as well as the state's officials

Contrast and comparison of Jena, Louisiana and the Duke rape case.

While the movment to wear Green on the day Mychal Bell is sentenced is a nice note, it's not dealing with the real issues

On September 20, 2007 best selling author and radio personality Michael Baisden will be broadcasting his program live from Jena, Louisiana. People from across the country will protest in Jena, a small town where racism, segregation and Jim Crow laws are still enforced.

As the old saying goes, laws fall silent in times of war - and Jena, Louisiana has spurred on a racial war that some have been desperately yearning for.

Amongst the list of organizations stepping in to support the Jena 6, the "Human Rights Campaign" known for addressing the issues of the GLBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered) community has decided to join in.

The beating of one high school student by six other students leads to huge racial issues all over the US. Do you know what really happened? Jessie Jackson, Al Sharpton, Martin Luther King III all rallied in Jena but the question is; WHY???

has the media been lying to us about the Jena 6?

I watched Dr. Phil interview some of the participants in the Jena 6 saga today. What I witnessed was black people on the sides of the black defendants and white people on the side of the white person who was beat up.

A negro boy sat under a tree called the "white's only tree" and started a town down a violent path.

Friends of Northwest Indiana, protestors of the Jena 6 case, speculate on how they feel about Jena, Louisiana, education, and the legal system.

Racism in the south, still exists and looks like it will not be going anywhere.

The racially-charged Jena 6 case has been the center of national attention in recent weeks, but many ask why focus so much attention on the racial element when a person was seriously injured?

There are clear lessons from the Jena 6 episode that must be learned or relearned by local school officials.

The tragedy of Jena is that we're trying to use 20th methods to slay a 21st century monster!

If you're as upset as most Americans are about the plight of the Jena-6, it's time to take action. You can do so by signing a petition, sending a letter or donating. Find out how.

Justice needs to be served in the Case of the Jena 6. This sort of racial discrimination should not be tolerated in our world today.

Teachers report the nooses were not the aggravation on the school yard that certain parties claim.

In the shadow of the March for the Jena 6, Jena Louisiana native tells a tale of longstanding racism and legal system abuse in her home town.

Today, as thousands march for justice in the small town of Jena, Louisiana Bishop TD Jakes issues a statement about the case

In Aughust 2006, after a school assembly a black student asked the assistant principal if black students were allowed to sit in the shade of a large tree on campus. The administrator's response was, "sit anywhere you want".

Philosophical analysis of the Jena 6 debate from a different angle.

Many have heard about the noose that was hung from a tree at Jena High School in Louisiana this year after six Black teens had a fight with another white teen.

My perspective and the sights and sounds that I experienced as a participant in the historic march for justice in Jena Louisiana for the Jena 6.

Why can't we bury the racism in this country?

White progressive bloggosphere rant and rave about repbulicans not caring about black issues, and Bill O'Riely's comments about Black resturant goers in Harlem; but where were they on the Jena 6?

Marcus Jones, father of Mychal Bell (Jena 6), explains the mistakes he feels Attorney Lewis Scott and Carol Powell-Lexing made when Mychal Bell took a plea bargain. Shamontiel interviews Marcus Jones about the Jena 6; Jena, Louisiana; voting; and the civil case against him.

When I hear about something like Jena 6 it's disturbing, but it is nothing new. In fact, it is no different from the average black man's view of America.

Three white students hung three nooses on the branches of an oak tree outside Jena High School after black students were seen under the oak the day before. According to an unspoken racial code...

Another day would have went and gone and I would have totally missed out, yet again. I wore what I thought was one of my better ensembles still sporting the bright colors of spring when a co-worker asked me where my black was.

"With the stroke of my pen, I can ruin your lives," said the district attorney to a group of high school students in Jena Louisiana. Their crime: a battle against hatred, bigotry, repression, persecution and terrorism.

A commentary of the recent sentencing of Mychal Bell to 18 months in jail for violation of probation.

Will there ever be justice for Mycal Bell who know has been arrested again and sentenced to 18 months in jail?