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A white man accused of driving past a group of black civil rights activists with two nooses dangling from the back of his pickup truck has been indicted on federal hate crime and conspiracy charges, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
A white supremacist group will be allowed to hold a rally here on Martin Luther King Day without posting a $10,000 bond after a federal judge questioned the constitutionality of the law requiring the bond, officials said Friday.
The 2006 fire that badly damaged the high school in this east-central Louisiana town had nothing to do with the racial tension that led to a civil rights demonstration, a law enforcement official said Friday.
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus called on Gov. Kathleen Blanco to pardon Mychal Bell and five other teenagers known as the "Jena 6."
A black teenager whose prosecution in the beating of a white classmate led to one of the largest civil rights protests in years is close to a deal that would allow him to plead guilty to a misdemeanor and avoid a second trial, his attorney said.
A group of news organizations is seeking to open juvenile court proceedings for a black teenager charged with beating a white classmate in a case that sparked a huge civil rights demonstration in central Louisiana last month.
A judge decided the fight that thrust a teenager into the center of a civil rights controversy violated his probation for a previous conviction and ordered the boy back to jail, the teen's attorney said.
When a 17-year-old at the center of a civil rights controversy in a small Louisiana town left jail, he had a stranger to thank.
Mychal Bell exited the courthouse, free for the first time in 10 months. He was cheered by a crowd that included the Rev. Al Sharpton.
The prosecutor in the "Jena 6" cases has decided not to challenge a ruling that sent 17-year-old Mychal Bell's case to juvenile court.
The FBI is reviewing a white supremacist Web site that purports to list the addresses of five of the six black teenagers accused of beating a white student in Jena and "essentially called for their lynching," an agency spokeswoman said Saturday.
It's got all the elements of a Delta blues ballad from the days of Jim Crow: hangman's nooses dangling from a shade tree; a mysterious fire in the night; swift deliberations by a condemning, all-white jury.
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 denying him any chance at immediate bail, a person familiar with the case told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because juvenile court proceedings are closed.
A Raisin in the Sun: Mychal BellRather than taking into account why a young man who has been overpoliced and overcharged with a permanent mark on his record, and who has lost at least one family member to police brutality, might run and hide under a car when stopped in the mall or wave his hand frantically to c …
Neo-Nazi Magazine to Feature Obama Assassination Cover | Hatewatch | Southern Poverty Law CenterNeo-Nazi boss Bill White, long given to swaggering threats and proposals for violence, this week went even further than normal — announcing plans for a magazine cover headlined "Kill This @!$%#?" with a photo of Barack Obama and, two days later, publishing the home address …
Man gets 4 months for threatening 'Jena 6' protesters with nooseA Louisiana man was sentenced to four months Friday for using hangman's nooses to threaten and intimidate civil rights marchers near Jena, Louisiana, officials said Friday. Thousands gathered in 2007 to protest charges for six black teens accused of attacking a white teen.
Judge taken off remaining 'Jena 6' casesRemember the Jena High School Beating of a White student, and the controversy it created? Well the controversy still rages as a Louisiana appeals court recuses Judge J.P. Mauffrey Jr the Lasalle Parish judge from the remaining "Jena Six" cases.
Taser death ignites racial tensionsIn a town not far from Jena, La., fears of a cover-up mount At 1:28 p.m. last Jan. 17, Baron "Scooter" Pikes was a healthy 21-year-old man. By 2:07 p.m., he was dead.
Al Sharpton speaks about Tuesday's speech by Barack Obama....Let us not forget that in just the last year we have had to deal with hangman nooses and swastikas.
Jena Six Anger Rears Its Ugly HeadA defendant in the Louisiana "Jena Six" case was arrested after allegedly slamming a student's head into a bench at his new school in Texas. The anger and outrage of Jena continues...now transported to Texas.
The hurt of race and bigotry erupted in the U.S. primary elections. On the Martin Luther King holiday, a group of "white separatists" conducted a rally in Jena, Louisiana, now a hot spot for racial contest.
White Separatist Group Sues Town of Jena...A white separatist group planning a Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade in Jena is suing the town, claiming officials are violating the Constitution by asking participants not to bring firearms, changing the parade route by one block and requiring the posting of a bond.....
Justin Baker,victim of "Jena 6" beatdown,files suit against attackers,parents and schoolThe family of Justin Baker, who was beat by African-American teens in what became the racially-charged "Jena 6" incident in Louisiana, has filed a lawsuit against the adults accused of beating him, the parents of the teenagers allegedly involved, and the officials of the school w …
Hate crime incidents rose nearly 8 percent last year, the FBI reported, Hate crime incidents rose nearly 8 percent last year, the FBI reported Monday, as civil rights advocates increasingly take to the streets to protest what they call official indifference to intimidation and attacks against blacks and other minorities.
This week the Justice Department was surrounded by African Americans and people of good will for failing to enforce Hate crime laws. They sent a powerful message - No Justice No Peace
The Politics of Racial Insult: Who Decides?::By Michelle MalkinThanks to his bipartisan enablers in politics and the media, leading civil rights charlatan Al Sharpton never lacks a stage. Still surfing on the wave of publicity over the Jena Six case in Louisiana, Sharpton is scheduled to lead an anti-hate crimes demonstration on Nov.
Education Versus Incarceration — A look at southern small-town strugglesWhen you enter the city limits, the first thing you see after you pass the "Welcome to Tallulah" sign is the prison, a large complex of 33 buildings surrounded by fence and barbed wire. Standing nearby, Fair gestures down the street.
Many Noose Incidents Reported Across US"The noose is replacing the burning cross in the mind of much of the public as the leading symbol of the Klan," Potok said. Potok dismissed the idea that the placing of a noose could be interpreted as a joke, even among people born after the end of segregation.
A Tale of Two Victims: Would the verdict have been different if the boy was white?....Last December six black teenagers in Louisiana beat up a white classmate. The victim was treated and released from a hospital the same day.
This week the Jena Noose moved to New York City. A hangman's noose was found hanging on the door of an African American professor at Columbia University. Some people seem to think the noose is the new Kryptonite for Blacks. What should be done?
Noose left on door of Columbia Univ. professor - VideoLike the noose on the "White" Tree of Jena, a noose was found on the door of an African American professor in New York City. Students march and rally in protest.
Noose found on black prof's door at Columbia Investigators on Wednesday were looking into whether a noose hanging from the door of a black professor at Columbia University was the work of disgruntled students or even a fellow professor.
At Columbia University Tuesday, a noose was found hanging on the door of an African-American professor's office who works for the Teachers College wing at the University, located in New York.
John Mellencamp - JenaJohn Mellencamp has written a new song about the town of Jena, recently made infamous for the "Jena 6" incident, in which white student hung nooses from a tree after black students sat under it, following which 6 black students were arrested for assaulting white students.
I've been away from Newsvine for a while -- work and health conspiring to limit my discretionary time. It looks like there has been a dearth of info on the Jena6 -- at least based on tag-search -- so I'm providing links here to some of the stuff I've written this summer.
National Day of Action Help Free the Jena 6Learn how your support can help free the Jena 6. Help support this up coming rally by taking part in it all over the United States.
A Small Paper's Lessons from the 'Jena Six' StoryA week ago, and for a nanosecond or two later, the national media paid attention to a story in Jena, La., where protesters said they had lost faith in their legal system.
The Jena Case: Appetite for DistortionJesse Jackson, Al Sharpton and talk-show hosts certainly feasted on the racial unrest in this tiny central Louisiana town. But it would be unfair to claim they threw the match that ignited the Jena Six case into a global blaze of hostility and misinformation.
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