Mychal Bell to Remain in Jail

From the Associated Press:

JENA, La. (AP) — A judge on Friday denied a request to release a teenager whose arrest in the beating of a white classmate sparked this week’s civil rights protest in Louisiana. Mychal Bell’s request to be freed while an appeal is being reviewed was rejected at a juvenile court hearing, effectively [...]

Bloggers for Jena

Here is what some bloggers have been writing about the Jena Six lately.
Many updates below the fold. Be sure to check them out.
Brownfemipower has some questions:
Have you talked to your child about why they/you are wearing black?
Have you told your child why s/he is worth it?
Have you figured out how you can be [...]

White Supremacists for Jena

Scott over at Acephalous points us to David Duke’s statement on the Jena Six. It’s been pointed out often that the town of Jena, LA., voted overwhelmingly for Duke when he ran for the Senate and for Governor back in the day, and so Duke apparently felt the need to let us all know how [...]

Reflections

It appears that Pam Spaulding has ruffled a few feathers by wondering why so many “progressive” bloggers have been silent on the Jena Six. What gets me is that even though Pam went out of her way to make it clear that she isn’t trying to dictate what other’s should blog about and that she [...]

Virtual March on Jena

This is me marching, all virtual-like.
Join the Jena Six Virtual March

LA Court Orders Hearing on Mychal Bell

According to CNN, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Louisiana has ordered a bond hearing for Mychal Bell within 72 hours to determine why, exactly, he is still in jail.

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Keeping Up With The Jena Protest

The protest is on. I’ve yet to see any hard figures on the number of people that are there, but it’s definitely in the thousands judging from the news reports on CNN and MSNBC. The Mayor has declared a state of emergency (he did so several days ago in anticipation of the event), the schools [...]

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