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“A modern-day lynching”?—update on Jena Six
The story Black parents and community leaders in Louisiana are calling a modern-day lynching. Jena Six on TV8 News
A group of Black boys beat up a white kid after a conflict over a “white only” tree in a schoolyard where three nooses hung shortly before the fight.
Sitting before an all-white jury, six Black students now face up to 100 years in prison.
Check out more on Democracy Now , that interviewed family members, activists, and the journalist that broke the story.
Posted at 8:58 AM, Jul 10, 2007 in News | Permalink | View Comments
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There are something going wrong in Jena. But has any one ever wondered why it looks like the so-called “race” problem is actually a “Black” problem? Why other races can get alone well with the Whites? Perhaps the Blacks should do a good check on themselves.
Posted by: Alan | July 20, 2007 12:52 PM