Pray for the Jena 6
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a late summer day in 2006, in Jena, Louisiana, a Black high school
student asked permission to sit beneath the "white tree" in front of
the town's high school. It was unspoken law that this shady area was
for whites only during school breaks. But a student asked, and the vice
principal said nothing was stopping them. So Black students sat
underneath the tree, challenging the established authority of
segregation and racism. The next day, hanging from the tree, were three
ropes, in school colors, each tied to make a noose. The events set in motion by those nooses led to a schoolyard fight. And that fight led to the conviction, on June 28, 2007, of a Black student at Jena High School for charges that can bring up to 22 years in prison. Mychal Bell, a 16-year-old sophomore football star at the time he was arrested, was convicted by an all-white jury, without a single witness being called on his behalf. And five more Black students in Jena still face serious charges stemming from the fight. By Alice Woodward 12 July, 2007 Countercurrents.org http://www.countercurrents.org/woodward120707.htm *Read up on this story when you get a chance and pray for the outcome. The three white students responsible were given only three days of in-school suspension while the Jena 6, as the Black students have come to be called, are in prison and on trial for defending themselves against white supremacist attacks. It's really sad that racism can still be this blatant. |
It is sad that racism exists at all, but for it to be this blatant is crazy. I think there should be more media coverage on this, because it would highlight how our society is still saturated in racism.
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we came a long way with still a long way to go...
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Sad part is it's 2007 but it may as well be 1947 in some parts of the country.
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Support the Jena 6
A major injustice is unfolding in Jena, LA as six black young men are railroaded in a case that reads like one straight from the era of Jim Crow. Read up and take action, now.
Go to www.colorofchange.org
Sign the petition, make a donation, SAY A PRAYER, SPREAD THE WORD!!
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Quite possibly the saddest thing I've heard. I can't believe that in the 2000s, we're still reliving history that should never be repeated. Prayers are with them always, especially as they move forward in their lives.
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