The Latest News And Facts On The Jena Six Case: Mos Def, comedians Steve Harvey and Rickey Smiley and radio show host Tom Joyner Will Attend The Jena 6 Rally

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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.

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Mos Def, comedians Steve Harvey and Rickey Smiley and radio show host Tom Joyner Will Attend The Jena 6 Rally

Black entertainers to attend rally

Several prominent black entertainers plan to participate Thursday in the "Rally and March for Peace and Justice" in Jena.

"Free the Jena Six Rally and Concert" organizer Catrina Wallace said nationally recognized rappers Lyfe Jennings and David Banner will perform at The LaSalle Parish Ward 10 Recreational Park in Jena.

Other scheduled artists include Hurricane Chris, Big Unk, Bay Bay, Trill Ent, Big Boom and 2Throwed, Sunni Patterson and Stooge's Brass Band.

Hurricane Chris is a Louisiana artist currently receiving national attention. Hurricane Chris, whose breakout hit "A Bay Bay" is in heavy rotation on urban and Top 40 radio stations, is from Shreveport.
Other entertainers who are not affiliated with Wallace's production but have confirmed appearances are rapper/poet Mos Def, comedians Steve Harvey and Rickey Smiley and radio show host Tom Joyner.

Syndicated radio show host Michael Baisden on Thursday will broadcast "The Michael Baisden Show" live from Jena as well.

Lisa Harris, community development coordinator for the city of Alexandria, said a representative for "The Michael Baisden Show" was in Alexandria on Tuesday to secure the Levee Park Amphitheatre for a post-rally show. But as of Tuesday evening, no contract had been signed.

Television talk show host and author of "Snakes In the Pulpit" Reuben Armstrong plans to be in Jena today and Thursday.

"Justice has not been served to the Jena Six," Armstrong said. "The charges need to be dropped, and people are going to continue to march until the right thing's done -- both black and white will be there."

Armstrong will record a show that will be broadcast live on his Web site, www.reubenarmstrong.com, at 5 p.m. Armstrong will air two more shows -- Sept. 26 and Oct. 3 -- at 11 a.m. on the CW.

"If this happened to a Caucasian, we'd be there fighting, too," Armstrong said. "It's not even a black and white thing we are fighting, it's a right and wrong thing."

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Unknown said...: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 19, 2007

Jena 6 Campaign

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