Racists Sue Jena

Jena has really brought the white supremacists out of the woodwork. This is obviously nothing but a ploy to get more folks to openly support their cause. I can hear the misinformed cries of “why do the blacks get special treatment?” already.
White Supremacist Group Sues Town of Jena

JENA, La. (AP) — A white separatist group [...]

Plea Deal for Mychal Bell May Be the Beginning of the End For the Jena Six

Via Leftist Looney Lunchbox and Dallas South Blog.
The Chicago Tribune’s Howard Witt writes:
The district attorney in the racially-charged Jena 6 case in Louisiana agreed to a plea bargain Monday that sharply reduced the charges against the first of the six black teenagers who was facing trial, while attorneys for other defendants said the prosecutor appeared [...]

Internalized sexism at least a hundred times more prevalent in women of color than internalized racism

[Originally posted at Leftist Looney Lunchbox. Any comments should be left there.]
Ann went to town on sexist men of color at Rachel’s after I did of course and I wanted her to have (her) last (magnificent) word.
But I want to finish a thought.
Since I was a teenager, I noticed APIA women did not [...]

Michael Baisden Attacks Color of Change

Michael Baisden is a popular radio show host. I’ve listened to his show once or twice while driving from the airport or something. It’s your standard love and relationships thing, complete with all the gross generalizations about men and women that you can imagine. It’s not my thing. However, he has done a lot of [...]

John Mellencamp Gets Jena Mayor’s Goat

Jena Mayor Calls Song Inflammatory
JENA, La. (AP) — A video in which rapper-actor Mos Def asked students around the country to walk out Oct. 1 to support the “Jena Six” escaped comment by this town’s mayor. But when John Mellencamp sang, “Jena, take your nooses down,” he took issue.
“The town of Jena has for months [...]

On Civil Rights Leaders That Are Loved and Conveniently Dead

David Schraub, over at the Debate Link, has an excellent post up in response to my Elliott’s Law post.
Many contemporary anti-racism activists have expressed frustration in the way MLK–and indeed, the entire 60s civil rights movement–has been “neutered” so as to mask just how radical and revolutionary its agenda was (and, by extension, how [...]

One, Two, KaPow! Mychal Bell Is Released

First this:

Justice Department Asked to enter Jena Case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Congressional Black Caucus is asking the Justice Department to investigate possible civil rights violations in the “Jena 6″ case that sparked a massive protest in Louisiana last week.
“This shocking case has focused national and international attention on what appears to be an unbelievable example [...]

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