The Latest News And Facts On The Jena Six Case: Judge Says No To Bail For Bell Jena 6 Case Goes On

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What Is The Jena 6

A little background for those that do not know, the Jena 6 are six Black students who face the possibility of going to prison for very long time, all because of a schoolyard fight. Almost a year ago, in the small town of Jena, Louisiana a group of Black students sat under a “whites-only” tree in the schoolyard. Yes they still have them.

Apparently, this upset some of the white students so much that the next day they put up nooses hanging from the tree. Soon after the nooses were hung, most of the 93 Black students (out of a total student enrollment of 546) at Jena High School stood together under the tree, in a courageous act of protest.

It wasn't long after this that a a school assembly was called, where a white district attorney told the Black students to just keep their mouths shut about the nooses. He told them if he heard anything else about it, he “can make their lives go away with the stroke of his pen.”

This eventually led to a fight that sent one white student to the hospital and six Black students to jail and that’s when all the comotion and eventual hell broke loose.

The Jena 6 are Robert Bailey (17), Theo Shaw (17), Carwin Jones (18), Bryant Purvis (17), Mychal Bell (16) and an unidentified minor. All were expelled from school, arrested and charged with second-degree attempted murder. Bail was set so high starting at $70,000 and going as high as$138,000 that the they were left in prison for months as families went deep into debt to release them.

Here at Jena-6 .blogspot we will devote this entire site to the Jena 6 story. It is said to be covered by Oprah soon, only time will tell. We will keep you up to date on that as well.

Friday, September 21, 2007

Judge Says No To Bail For Bell Jena 6 Case Goes On

JENA, La. — It had many of the signs of the early civil rights protests — militant slogans, upraised clenched fists and multitudes of police — but it had none of the atmosphere of those hate and fear-drenched campaigns in Selma, Little Rock and Montgomery.

Tens of thousands of protesters stormed this tiny Louisiana town on Thursday, rallying against what they see as a double standard of justice for blacks and whites.

But unlike the protests that became landmarks for civil rights when fire hoses and police dogs greeted demonstrators, Thursday's rally to support six black teenagers facing aggravated battery or attempted murder charges after a school fight had a festive air and a laid-back demeanor.

But today the hopes were on the ordered bail hearing, but bell was denied bail and will remain locked up.The mother hasnt comemented but we have the latest news on the Jena 6 and we will keep you updated with it as it comes in.

1 comment:

darryl said...: Jena 6

In the case of the Jena 6, I feel that it is a racial joke. To me America is living again in Jim Crow days. When the fore fathers wrote the laws for this country,they did not have black people in mind. Jena 6 is a prime example of that.

Some white people in this country are still living in the Jim Crow days. It is sickening to see that this country is racially divided. We as black Americans must stand together against racism. It is time for us to quit turning the other cheek and stand together to conquer this problem. Our ancestors gave their lives so that we could have a better life in this country against racism. If we do not stand up against this problem, then they have died for nothing. Young black males must wake up and see what the future hold for them. In the case of the Jena 6, if justice goes against these young black males, it will prove that racism is so in our face today.

Young black males need to know that we are an intelligent race of people who have and still continue to help build this country.; September 22, 2007 at 2:45 PM