Saturday, July 28, 2007

The Jena Six

If you haven't heard, you should read this article about another unfortunate incident involving black youth. Also, sign the petition for the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice to have the case thoroughly investigated.


Excerpt: Six black students at Jena High School in Central Louisiana were arrested last December
after a school fight in which a white student was beaten and suffered a concussion and multiple bruises. The six black students were charged with attempted murder and conspiracy. They face up to 100 years in prison without parole. The fight took place amid mounting racial tension after a black student sat under a tree in the schoolyard where only white students sat. The next day three nooses were hanging from the tree.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ok, say we give all the black dudes the max. Ummm ... what are we going to do about the racial tension in the area?! Because TRUST that if you don't get to the root, this will happen again.

Dr. Ronda Taylor Bullock said...

Or, more specifically, what will be done about the nooses hanging in the tree. Apparently they know who did it.