Mos Def Rallies For Jena Six, Joins Local Leaders

.."injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"! we can not let this happen in jena. If we allow this unfair trial and injustice to these boys, it is liable to spead like a cancer--destroying brotherhood and equalty. We must take a stand! peace

I understand from the fbi who (didnt give his name) i called to ask if they knew this was happening. I was forwarded me to a mr washington at the us atorneys office, he said the fbi report had been forwarded to the us atorneys office, and that mr. Washington is the person who had a meeting in jena to explain why the nooses were not a civil rights violation or a . This was confermed for me by a member of the school board in jena. I could not speak with mr. Washington he has not returned my messase before this posting. However i was informed that there was a meeting in the town of jenna and a report that states that in this case the hanging of the noose and that there was a meeting the town to explain why the nooses do not qulify this doesent quilify as a civil rights violation or a

Us atorney says that the nooses didnt qualify as a hate crime or a civil rights violation. Sorry for the previous typo i thought i had deleted the end part

Man thats F*cked up... F*ck those racist bastards

6 black kids beating up one white kid and he doesn't think they should be punished? if it was the other way around he would want all of the white kids in jail for life. So what if they hung nooses? sticks and stones my friends sticks and stones. If they get off then are we saying its ok to jump someone as long as they have done something that bothers you even if it doesn't physically harm you or put you in danger

He's not saying they shouldn't be punished, but that the punishment should reflwct the crime. High school kids getting life sentences for a school playground fight is highly ridiculous, besides, the boy's sister siad he didn't feel that his life was threatened in any way but twe prosecutor decided to increase the case from assault to murder. Now truth, from your post, it's not hard to see that you are a white racist. Why don't you go F*ck yourself, you dimwit?

I believe that the full story should be included in all news media articles. The partial story is creating discord among the citizens of lasalle parish and is totally untrue. I don't know the whole story and neither do the reporters. I did not attend the trial, because gossip is unimportant to me. I do trust the jurors,( who were all white), because the blacks did not report to duty as summoned. The reason that we do not know the truth is because the district attorney, judge and police have all handled this with dignity and haven't tried this in the news media. They have take the criticism and have not tried to defend themselves. Please research the young men's past lives and histories before jumping to conclusions about the unfairness of the charges and sentences. There are many, many black citizens of this parish who live their lives in a great manner, just as there are white citizens and a lot of them are my friends. I hate for them to be labeled as racist, because it is totally untrue.

It's sad that i live in garfield nj, and i recently heard of this situation this morning on the steve harvey morning show. I did not hear this on any of the news channels nor did i see this in my local paper. I feel more media coverage is needed to spread the word.

Headed to jena on the 20th to attend the protest...i'd appreciate some company. Heavy fed .heavyfed

I heard of this sad situation from my husband this morning after he heard about it on the steve harvey morning show. It really is ashamed that this has not been more public. Remember people if we don't stand for something we will fall for anything. We must stick together and show not just jena but this country that we are not going to stand for racism. On september 20th my family will be there to support these young men.

It saddened me that so much racism continue to exist in our country; sometime i feel that all the people who have given their lives for us died in vain, yes granted we have come a ways' but not far enough. I will continue to pray for jena 6 and for a peaceful march on 9/20/07

Another reason why southern A**holes F*ck things up. Turn off ya F*ck*n lil wayne or soulja boy and sign the petition and wake up.

I will be there on the 20th..i am coming from houston texas..support the jena !!!!!!!

To the person who calls himself the truth, no the truth before you open your mouth. Know the story!!!!!

This is a can of worms, that has been waiting to open. It can not stop there, it is time that we as black americans realize that we are strong people, no one could have endured what our people have. We need to pull together not just for the "jena six", but for what is to come. Put god first and the struggles will end. For it has already been promised to us.

I applaude the man for his efforts.....but what about his own kids....check the record!!

22 years??!?!? damn them crackas think they got a murder case or somesh*t

...........the laws are often draconian when it comes to black kids.... And everyone knows that the noose does qualify as a hate crime, saying that its not is a insult in itself...

The facts are the white kids involved were only charged with battery and freed on probation.. While the black kids involved are charged with assault and attempted murder which is utterly ridiculous... F*cking racist ass country founded by F*ck*ng racist ass bastards

Since this article was soft on the info, i figured i will give you all the flyer i got from the naacp. It really isn't that long of a read and its informative. Official naacp report written by angela ciccolo, interim general counsel: "in a small highly segregated rural louisiana town of jenna in september 2006, a black student asked permission from school administrators to sit under the shade of a tree commonly reserved for the enjoyment of white students. School officials advised the black students to sit wherever they wanted and they did. The next day, three nooses, in the school colors, were hanging from the same tree. The jena high school principal found that three white students were responsible and recommended expulsion. The white superintendent of schools over-ruled the pricipal and gave the students a three day suspension, saying that the nooses were "a youthful stunt." black students decided to resist and organize a sit-in under the tree to protest the lenient treatment given to the noose-hanging white students. Racial tensions remained elevated thourghout the fall. On monday, december 4 2006, a white student who allegedly had been racially taunting black students in support of the studednts who hung the nooses got into a fight with black students. Allegedly, the white student was taken to the hopital treated, released, reportedly attended a social function later that evening. As a result of this incident, six black jena students were arrested and charged with attempted second degree mu

Damnit, it didnt post all of it, well anyways basically the rest tells about how 5 of them are going to be tried as an adult with bail ranging from $90,000 to $138,000 (only one of them is 18 the rest are younger) mychal bell is the only one that has been tried and found guitly on aggravated battery (prosecutor argued that his tennis shoes could have been used as a weapon in order to make the charge stick). He was found guilty by an all white jury.

Also what wasn't told, was about the white teen who threatened some black teens w/ gun and called them "ni--er". He had the gun taken from him and he wasn't charged w/ pulling the gun on the teens and the teens were charged w/ taking the gun away from him. So "skeptical of the press" needs to be a little more informed before spouting illogical rhetoric. Please know the circumstances and this time lets thank the media for bringing more attention to this travesty. Oops, i'm sorry we should get back to the michael vick story about dogs rather than racism prevailing in our country. What was i thinking?!?!?!? peace.

I read this story with horror, in the l a times, thinking it was an incident from the 1950s. I think my head has been buried in the sand. I would never have imagined this happening anywhere....nooses??????!!! who raised these kids? the superintendent referring to this as a "youthful stunt" should be charged for impersonating an esteemed advocate of education, and for portraying the worst example of leadership and best of insensitivity and ignorance. Is it true that the tree was cut down? unbelievable! i realize forgiveness is a virtue in which we should all indulge, but why do i feel that if i were at the other end of the noose, i too would want to beat the hell out of those white kids- (and i'm a middle aged white woman). What happened to teaching tolerance?

I guess mos def " dante smith" realized he can't sell records or act, so he is now an activist... Good work, this is better than your performance in 16 blocks and your records suck ass.

I think mos def is one of the most well rounded entertainers in the game, gain social content when you listen to music not just an image of what you wanna be unless, you're one of these half-way (or just a wanna be) street n*ggaz. Do ya thang mos def, i would love to be able to assist with this project in anyway possible. We need more in the "world" like you. Unfortunate that it takes for something to happen before we feel the need to fight for our people though. Not racist, just pro-black!!!!!!! we have suffered enough and here is another case.....

The situation with "jena 6" is a ongoing one that is not only happening in the south, but all over the "united states." black & hispanic men, women, and children being dealt with unfairly, and unjustly. No it's not wrong that white boy got jumped (if that's what happened) cause every time you look; if they catch one of us alone, they jump us. Just recently, a group of white "men" (and i use that loosely, cause it was cowardice) drove by, and opened fire on some brothers in the same state while they were working. Why? it's deeper than us being black and hispanic, it's way deeper. It's because we are the children of god! this is something that is spiritual...the burning hatred that white people have for blacks & hispanics...but they have something coming to them, and that's the wrath of god, (and he's black!)...

In response to truth - two wrong dont make one right but you missing a piece of the story. One of the jena 6 students was beaten up first by the white kid and some of his friends. The black student went to a party of one of his white friends. The white student (who got beaten up) and a few of his friends - ganged the black student. Then at the school - he was teasing and taunting him about gettin beaten up. Thats when the black student and his friends flip the script and ganged him. It sad that these kids - white/black were living in a town in which this ignorance is taught and condoned. I'm pissed that the black people in this town didnt bring the blatant racism to light sooner. Why wait until the situation got sooooo unbearable - that these kids are running around lynching each other and hanging nooses on trees. My first time reading the story - i thought it was an internet hoax. I know shyt like this cant go down in my city.

People please read the real articles on this topic.. To the person who said they should go to jail for beating up that kid, if you read the articles you would know that that kid barely had a scratch on him, not to mention that a black kid got jumped a few days before. Hell we won't even talk about the fact that the white kid taunted them about the black kid that got jumped at a party. So don't call yourself truth if you you don't seek it homie.

Thank you so much i have a page and i have been trying to spread the word. I have emailed a couple of well known artist but haven't gotten a response....let's not give up spread the word until they sat them free.

I wouldnt rally for this, they attacked a kid and they got arrested, the kids (and the other dude from the party) got arrested too. So who the F*ck cares? yeah racisim is bad. But seriously, why are people making such a big deal? let em all go to jail.

There's no such thing as "two wrongs don't make a right"...what they did was wrong (the white kids) and they got what was rightfully deserving...point blank...if two wrongs don't make a right, then why does amerikkka take it upon themselves to retaliate on the arab world, or asian world, or cuba, or anybody they feel they've been "disrespected" by?...double standard...no, just hypocrisy!...so it is what it is...god will get them, and there's no escaping that!...and god is black!

They all punks if u cant fight straight up they punks it would have been more embarassing for the white boy to get his azz beat 1 on 1 jus because he was makin fun of the black kid gettin jumped but no they stoop to they level and jump him how stupid are theyand why hell didnt they beat up the white kids that hung the noose's those kids shoulda faced charges over that and why the hell was there a "white tree" if the faculty would have noticed that they sould have gottin rid of the tree u might not even have this problem just a dam simple observation its not that hard to notice things. Racial equality will never exist as long as theres always a double standard tho. For example we bet(black entertainment television) and lets be honest a lot of viewers are white people now how would folk feel if there was a wet channel(white entertainment television) you think rev. Sharpton jessie jackson or the naacp would allow that to happen. Just simple obervations thats all it is in life if every one stops thinkin bout everything being racial only then can we eliviate racisim but just my opinion i could be wrong

The jena six is one more reason the southern racists have to be shut down. How much is enough i just heard they arrested o.j. Simpson. The justice system has a thing for black males. .jenasix please join the revolution and fight the powers that wish to shut down strong black males!!! my name is reverend gilliam please do whatever you can to make a difference....by any means necessary - malcolm x quote

The south has always viewed themselves as having a separatism understanding of the law when it comes to civil rights. The u.s. Government still has not allowed civil rights for people of color to be practice across the bored in the court rooms of america. So here we are again as we have in the past, battling the government to identify the injustice of the elected officials to properly use their responsibilities to represent law and not color. Whites have always tried to represented themselves as being the saviors of america when in reality they are doing just the opposite. Look around you and you can see the corporations going over seas because of better tax breaks. And what is the out come? lead paint in toys for children when now will increase the prices and of course have an effect on the american economy again. The future of the young black men involved in this racist trial has not been written yet. Will we allow an injustice government system to deprive us of the truth as we have in the past? there is strength in numbers and our voices must be heard at some point within this millennium. Do not allow them to repress us with how they view the law for their selfish reasons. The jena six must not suffer by the hand of the white oppressors. People of color, unite and help fight as we have in the past for civil right, legalize immigration and fair foreign exchange for students in africa and mexico. We will all suffer as long as the white government and their laws are in control.

I believe that it is unfear to the black students.......but also it their actions weren't right in anyway..............an for that they shouldnt go to jail but should he punished in a more manerly civilized way but not as harsh as they are being convicted now

I believe that this whole thing is stupid yes the black kids did assault the white young man an they should be punished but punished in a more civilized an equal way.........i believe that their rights are being tampered with.........i am not say they did right but they should have a fear trial.....i bet the jury just goes in a room for a couple of hours an off the back convicts the young black men not even givin it any though but with the extra hours left back they all just lay back an relax really not caring about the black men involved in this situation.....now it is unfear that their being convicted in such a harsh manner but the young man that pulled out the gun wasn't delt with in any punishing manner at all aka convicted in anyway............i would like to hear the true story............myself as a 17 year old {black}young woman an a high school senior who is well educated can see that this is pure stupid an unfear ness that should be handled in a more equal an better way...........i myself wouldnt like to be racially mistreated.......we are all humans an should be treated like it.....black or white we all have equal rights an these rights should be thought out by the people attending jena high school........an the residents of jean, louisianalouisiana

It will be known know that it's stilling going on today.it starts with thr parents.

If weas a people do not wake up that racism is on the rise then what martin, malcom, oliver hill, and great black leaders work toward will be a waste time.

God bless jena six , you have my support i will be wearing my black on sept. 20 and you keep praying! god takes care of his children!

The 15 year old had a history of violent convictions - 3-5 convictions for violent felonies and parole violations. That has nothing to do with race and is why he was facing 15+ years. What a double standard i think the charges should be upgraded as a hate crime because if 6 white kids beat up 1 black kid sharpton and jackson would demand it

Bizzy shut the F*ck up because that sh*t is not even fukin true ok look at the sean bell case a black man killed the night before his weddin by mostly white cops........an his case is still being looked now most many many many many mounths later............but with the jena 6 their being convicted right away bull sh*t...............an 4ya info al sharpton is expected to be some what apart f this case also...........

I think the charges are out of this world. Come on who ever heard of a tennis shoe being a deadly weapon no i can see them being charged with assult but attempted murder. Get out of here!!!!!!!!!!!! thats the most stupid thing ive heard

Today is the day we must start the revolution in jena, louisiana. Power to the people!!! jena 6 , jena six , jenasix - we the people are tired of these racist - jenasix dot net. Fight the racist

Its nice to see that they remove post that doesnt express there point i hope they are chrrged with a hate crime....... Leave post that are on both sides of the topic......its not a fair blog is that doesnt happen ill repear what i said in my last message that was deleted.............the 15 year old had a history of violent convictions - 3-5 convictions for violent felonies and parole violations. That has nothing to do with race and is why he was facing 15+ years. What a double standard i think the charges should be upgraded as a hate crime because if 6 white kids beat up 1 black kid sharpton and jackson would demand it

l3tta- its not true his criminal histroy is not true wow its a miracle we have 2 15 year old boys witht he same name same area same d.o.b same appearance but this one has no criminal hisotry im so sorry i posted that i need to let jena police know that they have the wrong 15 year old criminal record on file..it is a injustice.......please they are thugs that are getting what they deservce if this was a thread about 6 white kids beating up 1 black kid you would be screaming race and hate crime and bla,bla,bla

The fact of the matter is that i wish this story was spread more by media, because i would be in jena, louisiana instead here at work. But i found out this morning about the rally. We had a rally here in chicago on september 19th. Young african americans need to wake up and stop living in a bubble world. Racism is alive and well, and fo rmany blacks who believe that bull that it's not here, not here's your wake up call with jena, louisiana. Everytime a black male does something, prison is the answer for him. But our caucasian counterpart does an act of crime, it's psychological treatment, a slap on the risk, and off back home her goes. The justice system in america is very blind and i am ashamed to be in this country with alot of young blacks are being discriminated against. Your complexion is apart of who you are and you should take pride in that. The fact is coming from a predominate white university, i know how it feels to be the only black in a entirely white classroom. Or being the only black in an organization. Wake up!!! being too educated sometimes blinds you from the realist truth of life. With all of the thirty thousand dollar words in the world cannot logical explain why nooses were hung from a tree. Or why a white man can pull a gun on a victim who is black, and the victim is charged with the crime. If you haven't experienced racisim yet, keep living, you're bound to experience it soon. But then again, my generation is so asimilated into white cultureand so caught up in silly rap mus

Or why a white man can pull a gun on a victim who is black: i think you mean 6 black thugs that were going to jump him dont you...and they did...

I'm writing from the nation's capital where those of us that have finally gotten the news (that's another story right there) are outraged. During lunch hour, while handing out "jenna 6" petition fliers, around the campus of george washington university, my eyes scanned the walks for others dressed in black. I did not have to look hard. The roving eyes of black clad people met mine and locked. "you look good in your black" i'd hear or say. "did you sign the petition?" i'd ask. "you know it, i'd hear from time to triumphant time. Hear this: this war has already been fought and won on that front but why we have to do it again is unclear. Our fore-parents have already fertilized the ground of the americas with the might of their lives and floods, tsunamis of blood to earn the right of black american children to sit beneath trees throughout the land. And i am so inspired to know that we, black americans, are not as apathetic as we are imagined to be. Let this not rest, let it be that "until the philosophy that holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned, everywhere is war!"-(extracted from a bob marley song.

All i have to say is, look at all the postings on this web page and ask yourself who's racist. It is a bunch of b.s. None of you that are screaming about race could tell me that if 6 white teens not only jumped your kid but was kicking and punching him in the head, that you would not press charges. And if there was a fight prior to this at a party that that happened, it is the kid and his parents fault for not pressing charges, plain and simple. If anyone with a history of violence (whether in high school or not)that is guilty of an assault of this nature should be dealt with as a criminal not as white vs black or black vs white. You people can kick your racism out the door cause your full of it. If it were 6 white kids on trial for beating a black kid you would be screaming for the death penalty. What a bunch of goobs.

I think an excellent punishment whould be for the jena six to have to stand on the courthouse lawn all day thursday each wearing t-shirt that say's " i'm a P*ss*, it took all six of us to whip justin barker" for all the 50,000 + visitors in jena to see.....jena,being my hometown and justin, being my cousin, i know why six of them jumped him, it was because they all knew that one, two, or even three of them couln't have done it, heck, the six that jumped him still had to hit him from behind throwing the first punch, that is some weak sissy action man........instead of free the jena six, it should be justice for the jena one....may justice be served...!!!!

The shirt should read "i'm a weak p.u.s.s.y it took all six of us to whip justin barker"

You say you’re not racist and this is not a racially divided community, then what am i supposed to think when i come to town and i see confederate flags hung before peoples homes? what am i supposed to think when i hear about your district attorney telling my african american youth that “i can take away your life with a stroke of my pen” just because they wanted to stand up and say to fellow students i’m an american just like you! why is it that anytime our black communities unite together to fight against injustice and against those that are in positions of power and abuse it, the white community automatically turns defensive... To the jena, la residents, no one is calling you names; no one is saying you are racist, a bigot, or a redneck, we are not trying to portray you in a way that you are not, this is not a witch-hunt for you, because you are a small town in the south.... This congregation has come together not to fight against you but to fight against those that are trying to destroy our youth and our future as a black culture, if you feel that we are naming you personally then feel free to step in line behind the district attorney and anyone else who supports his actions and the outlandish words he has spoken to the future, forget the color of their skin but know that they all represent the future of our great nation. If you feel you are not at all what it seems, racist or any other derogatory terms you have come up with, which none of these leaders that have brought about this great rall

I agree that the d.a's statement was uncalled for however it was directed at jena high as a whole student body not at the young black men as so many claim. As for a comparison to the past, that is pretty far fetched. The past gatherings and marches were for freedom and rights that every american deserves, not about rallying to defend a 4- 5 time convicted felon from getting charges that he or any other person that had a record such as that and committed an act like this not to mention violating his probation, even the u.s. Attorny said the charges were in par and that the la d.a. Had every right to charge him as he did.as for the others of the j6, if any of them didn't throw a kick or punch they should be released. As far as for the three sudents(young fools) who hanged the things in the tree, if the school didn't do something about it the law &/or parents should have, publically! they looked youger than the boys envolved in the beating i don't recall the mentioning of their ages. But being a totally seperate incident they should have been delt with according to there stupid actions, still it wasn't beating someone even after they were unconsous.prosecuting someone with a history and record of violence is not injustice it is justice. Regaurding the u.s. Attorney, i believe his thoughs on this were very telling on how the charges were given in line with the persons background.justin barker had nothing to do with the things in the tree, nor the fight at the party, the cnn reporters said it was ano

It didn't post it all........... Cnn reporters said it was another justin. Saying this guy should be free is telling everyone it is ok to beat someone for quote"taunting" you, because obviously that is the only reason anyone can come up with relavent to this case for the beating, what a joke.

Im wondering if the african american community feels that they should be charged with a hate crime source: cnn alexandria, louisiana (cnn) -- authorities in alexandria, louisiana, arrested two people after nooses were seen hanging from the back of a red pickup thursday night, the city's mayor told cnn. I believe that we've confirmed at least one minor" and one adult were arrested, mayor jacques roy said. The photograph was sent to cnn by petty officer 2nd class casanova love, 26, of the u.s. Navy who is stationed in hawaii. He's visiting his family in alexandria. Love said he was standing outside a club with some friends thursday night when he saw a red pickup drive by slowly with two nooses hanging from it. Read more: .cnn/2007/us/09/21/car.noo ses/index

Hold on! our country is under attack from foreign muslims and all we can think to do is use the color bar to promote hatred between the races. Our country is doomed, isn't it? instead of jesse jaxon, sharpton, the klan using white and black as a continuing seperation issue to divide us, why not start educating all races as americans. Blacks love this country. Whites love this country. Our new hispanic friends love this country!!! let's unite against those who do not! our enemies- the millions of muslims willing to die to kill thousands of americans- are laughing and preparing.

Why don't we get upset over all the missing white girsl who are later proven to be butchred, raped and sodomized by blacks. Why wasn't there an article about the white couple in knoxville who were car jacked, raped for two days by an entire black neighborhood, whose mouth was cleansed with kitchen cleaner-while she ws alive, whose boyfriend was sodomized and then burned to death while he was alive, with the negore perpetrators stuffing the nearly unconscious white girl in a trash can while she was still alive. Are you honestly saying that we want a race of these vile negroes to be protected? blacks need to start hating and us stupid white people need to stop encouraging black violence by pretending we are enlightened. It si not good for blacks to kill and beat white people-the whites alive today have done nothing but help these creatures with excuses and guilt. This needs to stop. How about those guilty whites on this sight supporting the jena six haters- they should sacrificie their own white children to these blacks so blacks will know who they can merceilessly beat and still be heralded as heroes. Some white people love their kids- or are we no longer allowed this sentiment if a vile dangerous black gang wants to kill or maim our children. This was not a school yard fight- six on one is never a fight. It is a planned execution. Blacks, after all the whites have done for them, after all the excuses we have made, are still nothing more than ungrateful violent scavengers who, like primitive sub

Typical gang bangin thugs. F*ck us white people if we don't stand up and say enough of this crap. I don't want their illiterate bastards in my kids schools. I don't want to listen to their no-talent excuse for music. They have no food, no culture, just poverty and a drag on our economy. I'll take six hard working wetbacks over one black because mexicans work, add to the economy, and have music, food and a culture going back to the incas, while native blacks still stand around in the dirt and eat grass. I'd gladly pay $3000 to each black person to take a boat back to africa and stay there.

Some way, some how blacks and whites need to understand that neither is perfect. White people have their own issues and blacks have theres. Now someone who commits a crime needs to be tried in court and the law will decide the outcome. Cnn and the famouse jesse jackson have once again found a way to stire up the black community and try to make false statements about a city neither has lived in. This is about a man being beatin and the man who commited the act being prosecuted. The race is not an issue. Poverty is not the issue. People who live in poverty and say they are not given a fair trial would not have to worry about gettin a half a$$ lawyer if they did not commit the crime. Deal with this issue as it is. However this story is being delt with as if it were really a statement of civil rights. Thats a joke and everyone black and white knows it. Blacks need to stand up for themselves and look in the mirror and stop pointing the finger at the white race. This was all brought upon by themselves. Blacks and whites can't mingle together because blacks are racist towards whites. However most whites dont care. When the black race especially in poverty want to become civilized people they will educate there young and not let them beleive in the hip hop crap they are being brain washed with. They dont have to be thugs to survive in this world they need to learn that they shouldnt get everything for free because they dont have anything. Thats there parents fault not the governments. Ray nagin needs to

I can't figure out what pains me more-the actual act that has occurred or that in 2007 we are still dealing with such blatant racism and ignorance?!

Get'em gogetit..that is exactly right...

The entire issue that is being brought up is equal treatment for all. I stand behind jena 6. And for the person that bought up that the black boy that got jump by a crowd of white people. You should know that the parents did file a report and tried to press charges but the da did not want to pursue it because there were no so called "witnesses", umm isn't the victim the witness. What people are misunderstanding is that they think this is a black/white issue, sorry but its alot more than what you think. This is happening everywhere in the united states of america justice system. What the protesters were doing was peaceful in mind and they accomplished a small step in the process of this war against human rights. If everyone was to take a step back before judging, they would realized there is more to the situation. We the americans are allowing injustice on ourselves to be so blinded by the government, corporate and elite actions that has happened. Yes united states government loves to paint a pretty picture of what america is all about but our own government are criminals in disguise. They will turn on us.

I believe in equal justice for all people no matter what race . I feel that this country does not respect or look at blacks or other non-whites as being equal to the white . Therefore, protest is a much needed action but also a different outlook on money spending by the blacks is a must . Blacks need to only spend their monies on the necessity items of life. This would reduce the sales of new automobiles, clothing, furniture, and other items that could be considered as unnecessary spending at times. Remember, this has to be done as a group to be effective, and if it is working you would hear and see the reports in the news.

the description of a "fight" is a strange way to describe 6-people jumping one and beating him unconscious. The facts are also being distorted by mentioning the other incidents to somehow imply they are all tied together. The facts are a group of 6-teens were mad due to recent events and went looking for a white kid to vent their anger. They jumped and beat 6 on 1 a poor kid that just happened along. The teen beaten had nothing to do with recent events. To imply this is somehow justified is ridiculous. While i agree it was correct to toss his conviction and move it to juvenile court it is a travesty to imply he is just a victim of racism himself.

above is a listing of just the facts of events surrounding the "jenna six" as supplied by wikipedia. If you scroll down you will see a list of references supplied at the bottom of the page. By most of the above comments it seems a lot of people are venting and don't have a clue as to the real facts. Once again all the sides just fall back to preconceived attitudes. A shame and it does nothing to further race relations. en.wikipedia/wiki/jena_six

please have a heart this is a child

please have a heart this is a child

I saw a statue of a lady which was supposed to be justice and she was blindfolded now does she take that off for whites cause she for sure aint seeing us in court oh im black but thats our secret lol

Hello my name is angela g. I just want to know what world do these people's think they live in now... Afro american has been free for sometime now and no one are going for the bull these people are during too these young men.. What did the do to the white student that hung the noose....