FREE JENA-6!!!

Even in the year 2007, such blatant racism still exists. FREE JENA 6! If you haven’t heard this case, please please spread the word. There are 6 African American high school students awaiting trial for “2nd degree murder” and life in prison for beating up a white student. This incident stemmed from months of racial tension in a small town of Jena, Louisianna whos population is 85% white. The local high school had a tree in their student courtyard where white students would congregate during lunch. One black student asked a school administrator if he too could sit under this tree. The school administrator said “Yes” and so the black student went and sat under the tree. The next day, there were 3 nooses hanging from the tree, a clearly racist “prank”. The group of white students who did this prank were caught and were reprimanded but no actions were taken. Since this prank, the school experienced much racial tension with bouts of school yard fights which led to this. The unbelievable thing is the jury called for this case is all white and the judge presiding over the trail is white. A life-long prison sentence for 6 high school students all UNDER the age of 18 for a school yard fight instigated by racist motivation??? “Some days, honey, I wish I could turn myself into one big fist and grind this miserable country to powder.” – James Baldwin. PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD! FREE JENA 6 and SIGN THE PETITION!!! [GR]