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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

Radio Stars Take To The Air For The Jena 6 Suport Raly

Louisiana's at the center of a storm

Wednesday, September 19th 2007Black and progressive radio will be all over tomorrow's court appearance of Mychal Bell, the black Louisiana teenager sentenced to jail after a racially triggered brawl.

Activists call it a throwback to old-style Southern justice because no white students were charged after the fight, only blacks. They are being called the Jena Six, after the town where the incident took place.

The morning shows at WBLS (107.5 FM) and WRKS (98.7 FM) have given the case extensive coverage and will continue tomorrow, when rallies are planned both in Jena and at City Hall in New York.

"It's not technically a local story, but it's got huge interest here," says morning newsman Bob Slade of WRKS, which promoted a bus trip from New York to Jena. "Folks are outraged."

WRKS plans extensive coverage tomorrow, says Slade. Besides Fatiyn Muhammad at City Hall, the station has the Rev. Al Sharpton and afternoon host Michael Baisden, who has been outspoken about the case, live from Jena. Both will call in reports, and Baisden will host his 3-7 p.m. show from there.

Morning host Steve Harvey of WBLS has been asking listeners to contact Louisiana officials about the case. Harvey's Web site features the case, and he's promised "to stay on it until things are made right."

The Miss Jones morning team on WQHT (97.1 FM) and Ed Lover with Egypt on WWPR (105.1 FM) have also talked about the case, though they plan no special programming tomorrow.

Deepa Fernandes' "Wake-Up Call" on WBAI (99.5 FM) reported on the case yesterday and will return to it tomorrow, said Fernandes.

This case has gotten less attention outside black media, where hosts like Slade and Imhotep Gary Byrd of WBLS, WLIB and WBAI have been on it since July.