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Whatever Happened With the Jena 6?

Jeff Chang, Huffington Post. May 27, 2008.

Eight months after the protests, justice still awaits the Jena Six.

Noose Hung on Door of Black Columbia University Professor

Alex Jung, AlterNet: PEEK. October 10, 2007.

Alex Jung: The noose, a chilling representation of an overt form of white supremacy, has returned as a specter of something that never actually went away.

Jena's Mayor Attacks John Mellencamp, But Not White Supremacists

Howie Klein, AlterNet: Video. October 8, 2007.

Howie Klein: If Mayor McMillin thinks Mellencamp's pro-Jens Six song is "inflammatory", why is he creating a safe haven for the KKK?

White Louisiana Students Re-enact Jena Six Incident in Blackface

Pam Spaulding, AlterNet: PEEK. October 4, 2007.

Pam Spaulding: This is all the evidence one needs to confirm that an honest discussion about the third rail topic of race is sorely needed.

White Supremacists Urge Followers to Hang Nooses in Their Communities

Brklyngrl, AlterNet: PEEK. October 1, 2007.

Brklyngrl: In a disturbing trend since the incident that sparked the Jena Six case, noose incidents are popping up all over the country.

Jena Six Teen Freed on Bail

Jane Hamsher, AlterNet: PEEK. September 28, 2007.

Jane Hamsher: Thanks largely to grassroots efforts, Mychal Bell will now be tried in juvenile court.

Jena's Mayor Thanks White Supremacists for Their "Moral Support"

Laura Flanders, AlterNet: PEEK. September 25, 2007.

Laura Flanders: Jena is America, and there are "Jena Sixes" behind bars in every state.

Racists In Jena Have a New Ally: David Duke

Pam Spaulding, AlterNet: PEEK. September 24, 2007.

Pam Spaulding: Former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard David Duke's bank account must be low.

The Whole (Jena 6) Story?

Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. September 24, 2007.

You can't claim the moral high ground in the struggle for racial justice with a beat-up white kid at the bottom of the pile.

Neo-Nazi Group Publishes Addresses and Phone Numbers of Jena Six Families

Pam Spaulding, AlterNet: PEEK. September 22, 2007.

Pam Spaulding: White supremacist William A. White is trying to stir up violence by posting lynching threats alongside their contact info.

Jena Ignites a Movement

Jordan Flaherty, Left Turn. September 21, 2007.

On the ground at the Jena protest on Sept. 20, one got the sense that Jena could be the beginning of a larger movement for racial justice.

Conyers to Hold Hearings on Jena Six

Melissa McEwan, AlterNet: PEEK. September 21, 2007.

Melissa McEwan: Conyers says, "We've reached a point in history where this kind of situation is no longer tolerable."

Blinded By The White: OJ Simpson vs. The Jena Six

Sally Kohn, AlterNet. September 20, 2007.

Why is it that mainstream white media and white folks in general are so obsessed (once again) with OJ's guilt but paying little or no attention to the innocence of the Jena Six?

Jena Six: Thousands to Rally for Justice

Pam Spaulding, AlterNet: PEEK. September 20, 2007.

Pam Spaulding: Elizabeth Edwards, David Bowie, Chris Dodd and thousands of other supporters have rallied to their cause.

Tipping the Scales of Justice in Jena

Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. September 19, 2007.

The Jena Six face discrimination from the school, the law, and the town at large.

Jena Six Case Shows Black Teens Get Short End of Stick

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New America Media. September 18, 2007.

It is time we examine why a black teen is six times more likely to be tried and sentenced to prison than a young white, even when the crimes are similar.

Jena Six Update: Mychal Bell's Conviction Is Overturned

Garlin II, AlterNet: PEEK. September 15, 2007.

Garlin II: Now, his case will be handled exclusively in juvenile court, which is where it should have been all along.

Will Justice Ever Be Served For the Jena Six?

Andre Banks, AlterNet: PEEK. September 6, 2007.

Andre Banks: If nothing changes in Jena there could be more nooses, more fights, more convictions.

The Continuing Saga of the Jena Six: Charges Reduced, But Not Dropped

Samhita Mukhopadhyay, AlterNet: Video. September 5, 2007.

Samhita Mukhopadhyay: Mychal Bell, a 16 year old, rots in jail and gets sentenced to 22 years with little to no coverage in the mainstream media.

Battling Modern Day Jim Crow: the "Jena Six"

James Rucker, Color of Change. August 8, 2007.

You can help six youth in Louisiana who have been targeted by racial discrimination that could put them behind bars for decades.