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Jena 6 story resonates deeply with parents
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News of the Jena 6 has rocked the nation for the past several months. Even though me media hasn't provided heavy coverage of the events, public figures - from Rev. Jesse Jackson to David Bowie - have spoken on it. However, in the midst of me fray, few have stopped to consider how the incidents have affected me citizens of Jena, La. themselves.
As a mother to three children, including two adolescent African American males, the Jena 6 story resonated deeply wim Lisa Hayden, an Aurora res...
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Jena 6 story resonates deeply with parents
Chicago Defender
; News of the Jena 6 has rocked the nation for the past several months. Even though me media hasn't provided heavy coverage of the events ...
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The Jena 6.(News for Educational Workers)(Brief article)
Radical Teacher
; The case of the Jena 6, the six teenage African American students in Jena, Louisiana, who were indicted following the placement of three nooses from a tree in front of Jena High School, has been a grim reminder of the continuing existence of racism in America. For background on the case, see Left
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Bush should intervene to bring justice to the Jena 6
Chicago Sun-Times
; ... squad of men armed with full automatics and preferably a machine gun as well," added another posting on the neo-Nazi Vanguard News Network, a white supremacist Web forum. Threats by neo-Nazi white-supremacy groups need to be taken seriously. These groups are ...
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RWDSU President Calls on Louisiana Governor to Throw Out Case of Jena 6
U.S. Newswire
; To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Zita Allen of RWDSU, +1-212-684-5300 NEW YORK, Sept. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Calling it a "blatant miscarriage of justice" the president of the 100,000-member c, called on Louisiana Governor Kathleen B. Blanco to intervene in the case of the Jena 6. The six African
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The Jena 6 starts a new era
Chicago Defender
; One of the greatest days in recent history was the Million Man March. One leader, Honorable Louis Farrakhan, called out to Black males to assemble for atonement and a new start. Approximately 1.6 million African American males from all demographics responded and participated. One of the biggest
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ONU students hold rally, petition signing for 'Jena 6'.
Lima News (Lima, OH)
; ... can comment on this story at www.limaohio.com. To see more of The Lima News or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.limanews.com. Copyright (c) 2007, The Lima News, Ohio Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. For reprints ...
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It's the Same Old Story in Jena Today
The Washington Post
; Fifty years ago today, nine African American teenagers in Little Rock were escorted into Central High School by National Guardsmen while an angry white mob hurled racial epithets. Last week, thousands of marchers protested the plight of six young African American high school students charged with
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CASE OF THE `JENA SIX`:CHARLES J. OGLETREE, JR.
Congressional Testimony
; Congressional Testimony 10-16-2007 Statement of Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. Jesse Climenko Professor of Law Harvard Law School Committee on House Judiciary October 16, 2007 Dear Chairman John Conyers and Members of the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee: My name is Charles Ogletree. I am the
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Wichitans join Jena 6 protest, discussion.
Wichita Eagle (Wichita, KS)
; ... minister Tyrone Gordon's congregation. Why wouldn't I want to go? she said. Contributing: Associated Press, McClatchy-Tribune news service To see more of The Wichita Eagle, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.kansas.com. Copyright (c) 2007 ...
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Jena 6 case highlights racial disparity in American justice
Chicago Sun-Times
; 'We are the Jena Six," read a demonstrator's T-shirt, as tens of thousands gathered in Jena, La., to protest the treatment of the Jena 6. Last week, Mychal Bell was released from prison after serving nine months for participating in a schoolyard fight. The reaction of African Americans caught the
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