Congrats! I hope this all ends well.

Good to hear. Hopefully he wont be found guilty.

It’s good he has been released. Hopefully, this will all be behind him and the other 5 and they can learn from this and move on to productive lives.

Congrats…I got to hear it & him say thanks on the Micheal Baisden Show!!

Give us….us free!!! Gon Mike!!! Maybe justice will prevail.

I’m glad he was able to get out on bail…but now he needs to move cause the KKKs are out to kill that poor boy and the families.

woot, woot!

Yes, yes, yes, yes,yes, yes,yessssssss!!!!.

Im still worried for this boy though and his friends and family. Leave Jena babies, Im so serious. Please, I dont want you, your firends and family to be hurt. Sh*t is no joke. KKK already posted their information and threatening to do something to them boys and families. Whheeeewww, Im praying. Now Lets see if this post will reach as many comments as Justin Timberlake/Beyonce post. People this is where you real priorities and arguments/debates should be.

I’m glad people was able to gather together peacefully for this injustice. I’m even happier that it got a response and they gave that man bail.

Oh Thank GOD…He should have been let out for FREE…I still can’t believe in my day they still have this racist things going on…But hey this is society..I guess..Thank God he’s out though.

They better let him go before I take my Canadian ass down to Louisiana…LOL and kick some ass

Please dont be fooled all is not won YET. He is still facing charges in juvenile court as is another of the six for a total of TWO. the OTHER FOUR are still facing charges that carry potential PRISON TIME. One is STILL charged with ATTEMPTED MURDER. Those who have been involved have placed POSITIVE PRESSURE, but it is not over. Remember that the devil is always busy and this time next month they will have continued with a degree of injustice. I don’t want to damper a parade, I am just saying we have to stay on top of this one.

I am so happy for him! But yeah it is a long rode because I heard he was getting threatened in jail and his family too. So I will pray for them and the others of Jena 6.

I am glad he’s free. He now has the right to a fair trial but let’s not forget the fact people that he was involved in a violent fight and we should not be condoning his actions by ANY means!!!!!!!!!!! We have to stop making excuses and start guiding our young black men to make the right decisions and hopefully they’ll never have to face a racist judge, prosecutor or jury.

Log on to Dr Phils website and go to the message board.

This is truly a momentous day for the Jena 6 and for the 21st century civil rights movement. But LOL at the District Attorney saying the protest and media coverage had no bearing on his “decision!” LOL come on now, with all the pressure, and the whole world watching, I dont think he really had a “decisions”

Dr. Phil stood up before Oprah.

Shame on you oprah. shame on you!!

Congratulations to Mr. Bell and mama Bell.

@14, are you kidding, he was wrong for standing up for himself??? what!

Posted on Thu, Sep. 20, 2007
Lessons from Jena, La.
By JASON WHITLOCK
Now we love Mychal Bell, the star of the 2006 Jena (La.) High School football team, the teenage boy who has sat in jail since December for his role in a six-on-one beatdown of a fellow student.

Thursday, thousands of us, proud African-Americans, expressed our devotion to and desire to see justice for the “Jena Six,” the half-dozen black students who knocked unconscious, kicked and stomped a white classmate.

Jesse Jackson compared Thursday’s rallies in Jena to the protests and marches that used to take place in cities like Selma, Ala., in the 1960s. Al Sharpton claimed Thursday’s peaceful demonstrations were to highlight racial inequities in the criminal justice system.

Jesse and Al, as they’re prone to do, served a kernel of truth stacked on a mountain of lies.

There are undeniable racial and economic inequities in our criminal justice system, and from afar the “Jena Six” rallies certainly looked and felt like the righteous protests of the 1960s.

But the reality is Thursday’s protests are just another sign that we remain deeply locked in denial about the path we need to travel today for true American liberation, equality and power in the new millennium.

The fact that we waited to love Mychal Bell until after he’d thrown away a Division I football scholarship and nine months of his life is just as heinous as the grossly excessive attempted-murder charges that originally landed him in jail.

Reed Walters, the Jena district attorney, is being accused of racism because he didn’t show Bell compassion when the teenager was brought before the court for the third time on assault charges in a two-year span.

Where was our compassion long before Bell got into this kind of trouble?

That’s the question that needed to be asked in Jena and across the country on Thursday. But it wasn’t asked because everyone has been lied to about what really transpired in the small southern town.

There was no “schoolyard fight” as a result of nooses being hung on a whites-only tree.

Justin Barker, the white victim, was cold-cocked from behind, knocked unconscious and stomped by six black athletes. Barker, luckily, sustained no life-threatening injuries and was released from the hospital three hours after the attack.

A black U.S. attorney, Don Washington, investigated the “Jena Six” case and concluded that the attack on Barker had absolutely nothing to do with the noose-hanging incident three months before. The nooses and two off-campus incidents were tied to Barker’s assault by people wanting to gain sympathy for the “Jena Six” in reaction to Walters’ extreme charges of attempted murder.

Much has been written about Bell’s trial, the six-person all-white jury that convicted him of aggravated battery and conspiracy to commit aggravated battery and the clueless public defender who called no witnesses and offered no defense. It is rarely mentioned that no black people responded to the jury summonses and that Bell’s public defender was black.

It’s almost never mentioned that Bell’s absentee father returned from Dallas and re-entered his son’s life only after Bell faced attempted-murder charges. At a bond hearing in August, Bell’s father and a parade of local ministers promised a judge that they would supervise Bell if he was released from prison.

Where were the promises and supervision before any of this?

It’s rarely mentioned that Bell was already on probation for assault when he was accused of participating in Barker’s attack. And it’s never mentioned that white people in the “racist” town of Jena provided Bell support and protected his football career long before Jesse, Al, Bell’s father and all the others took a sincere interest in Mychal Bell.

You won’t hear about any of that because it doesn’t fit the picture we want to paint of Jena, this case, America and ourselves.

We don’t practice preventive medicine. Mychal Bell needed us long before he was cuffed and jailed. Here is another undeniable, statistical fact: The best way for a black (or white) father to ensure that his son doesn’t fall victim to a racist prosecutor is by participating in his son’s life on a daily basis.

That fact needed to be shared Thursday in Jena. The constant preaching of that message would short-circuit more potential “Jena Six” cases than attributing random acts of six-on-one violence to three-month-old nooses.

And I am in no way excusing the nooses. The responsible kids should’ve been expelled. A few years after I’d graduated, a similar incident happened at my high school involving our best football player, a future NFL tight end. He was expelled.

The Jena school board foolishly overruled its principal and suspended the kids for three days.

But the kids responsible for Barker’s beating deserve to be punished. The prosecutor needed to be challenged on his excessive charges. And we as black folks need to question ourselves about why too many of us can only get energized to help our young people once they’re in harm’s way.

I’ve been the spokesman for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Kansas City for six years. Getting black men to volunteer to mentor for just two hours a week to the more than 100 black boys on a waiting list is a yearly crisis. It’s a nationwide crisis for the organization. In Kansas City, we’re lucky if we get 20 black Big Brothers a year.

You don’t want to see any more “Jena Six” cases? Love Mychal Bell before he violently breaks the law.

I was just reading this over @ Yahoo!. I’m so happy for him!

Oh, let’s be clerar. He’s not free, he is just out on bond. He still has to go through the trial in juvenile court. There is still a very long road ahead.

I just read this over on cnn…YAY! The first step was getting him out….now comes dealing with the actual charges.

TWINTRON4,
I support the ’cause’ behind the situation in Jena because the sentencing was unfair but fighting anyone that is racist will not make them change their views. We have to be smarter than that. There are many ‘missing’ facts from this story that many of us were never told (which is why I posted the article above). Racism is alive and well people but we also must know ALL the facts ALL the time. I was glad that Al Sharpton acknowledged tonight that we should not be condoning that fight…it was WRONG but justice should be fair regardless of the circumstances.

It’s about time! Justice for all!

I’m really happy that he got released. What a relief!

Did anyone watch Bill O’Reilley this week? LOL. He tried his best to spin this scenario into something negative but thanks to a well informed guest on his show he was pretty much left speechless.

yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

kkk can’t do shit they need to sit their ass don’t. Don’t they think their to old for that shit GROW UP GET A LIFE DUMB FAGS

I have to learn to start reading everything first. I just felt so excited you know. But my high has died down. He still facing juvie charges. I just read some of the comments on the posting news site. A bunch of f*cking idiots. I love how they keep calling the white boy who got beat up a “victim”, its almost laughable when the people commenting keep saying “he was beat unconscious and could have been killed,blah,blah,blah”. IF that white boy was brutally beaten, he wouldnt have taken his vile,trailer trash, racist ass to some function. Damn, how I love it when people (whites and blacks) exaggerate sh*t.

*F*cking Depressing*.

DOWN*

*school function*.

NO we are not out of the woods….However I am glad to see that we are not being ignored…CONGRAT’s I hope to see something very positive come out of this!!

I’m glad to hear it and I hope these shows don’t exploit them too much and ruin any chances of them coming out of this completely.

I saw it on CNN Thank God I’m so happy for him and his mother. God Bless Him

This is the type of news I looove to READ AND HEAR about.

Yes!!

@29, Sadly, the KKK will ALWAYS exist.

Some of the same white folks that grin in your face are the main ones that are a part of that shit. Trust.

that’s good…

i’m happy!

Nawlins Chic
Thursday, September 27, 2007

I am glad he’s free. He now has the right to a fair trial but let’s not forget the fact people that he was involved in a violent fight and we should not be condoning his actions by ANY means!!!!!!!!!!! We have to stop making excuses and start guiding our young black men to make the right decisions and hopefully they’ll never have to face a racist judge, prosecutor or jury.
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Sandra Rose, is that you??? lol. I just saw the backlash on your site today. Too bad.

Anyway, whoever you are, you’re misguided plain and simple. I don’t condone violence either but you’ve completely missed the entire point. This situation was not started as a result of a 6 on one schoolyard brawl. It was caused by some ignorant folks stringing up a tree with a noose (a symbolic gesture I might add) and the school not stepping in and doing the right thing. That’s what started this. And all this talk about what Michael did and what his father didn’t do, blase blase is as ignorant as people juxtaposing that West Virginia victim’s bad check writing situation with her getting raped and sodomized. Don’t you get it?? Don’t even bother answering. I already know the answer.

I’m grateful this has been somewhat “resolved”……
But I sincerely hope these guys do not get caught up in some type of bullshyt in the near future, especially after so many people pulled so hard for the cause.
The YT media would swarm on them like vultures if they so much as SNEEZE the wrong way.

Some small victory, but I’ll take it! There’s still a looooong way to go.

That’s a big boy.

Thank God! I’m glad he’s out

I will be watching the Dr.Phil show.

Why is Oprah so afraid to cover this story? I mean ok Dr. Phil is produced by her company, but Why hasn’t she covered this story. Tommorow she is having a show about mens health with a majority white male audience. What the F***!

I’m glad he’s free. Now we have to wait and see if he gets found guilty…

Dr. Phil is my man! I will be watchin tomorrow..

At least he’s free…surely it’s not over, but he can sleep in the comfort of his own home..hopefully…for good.

I know this is an entertainment site, but these are the kind of post we need more of.
Entertainment and information goes good togeter.
We don’t always have to read about__________ and _____________ I won’t mention
their names on this post. You can fill in the blanks.

Free @ Last Free @ Last! Thank GOD ALMIGHTY!!!

this incident should not have been compared to the civil rights movements…

the crime did not fit the time. (this is just one example of how racism still exist and we as blacks should always look the white man or any man directly in the eye.

We are not afraid to stand up for what is right. Nor will we sit down for what is wrong.

keep standing.
i love my black people

“But the reality is Thursday’s protests are just another sign that we remain deeply locked in denial about the path we need to travel today for true American liberation, equality and power in the new millennium.”

And what path is that Jason? Follow the status quo. Color INSIDE the lines. Refrain from rocking the boat? In the past I’ve agreed with some of the things this brother has to say but he missed the mark here. I saw this entire article as a slap on the hand to Black folks instead of it addressing the underlying root of the real problems in America. Yes, Black boys need their father. Yes, Blacks tend to rally when their own is looking down the same barrel they might have just pointed at someone else (Not my baby. My baby would never hurt a fly!) But again, this is not what this is about. To charge this boy for murder was nothing less than spit to the face of the Black people of that community. I’m sorry. I’m all for equality and fairness but this situation was about retribution and it wouldn’t have mattered if Bell was an honor roll student when this went down!

See, this is what happens when Black folks expect other folks who look Black to be their voice of reason for all things Black. Oprah is NOT the voice of Black America. Hasn’t she made that painfully clear? She has her reasons for not addressing this — not sure what it is but I am sure it’s not because she is unaware.

Thank You Lord!! i’m so proud of my people , we took a stand and now this young man can go home! Let’s not stop until he and the other five are set free for good. Also I agree black residents of Jena need to leave especially those involved.

God is good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i’m glad for him but at the same time i feel bad because it is not over yet. still atleast the protest accomplished something unlike somepeople say that it didn’t. somethings take time. it’s sad how dr. phil is hosting this, and tyra and oprah dont. even tho tyra does alot of things that have to do with race on her show. neway i’ll be watching

@ 39,

Yeah Sandra Rose has been straight clowning. Her azz had to turn off her comments section today, LOL

welcome home lets do this dang thing! jena 6!!!!!!!

natural Mystique
Thursday, September 27, 2007

I’m grateful this has been somewhat “resolved”……
But I sincerely hope these guys do not get caught up in some type of bullshyt in the near future, especially after so many people pulled so hard for the cause.
The YT media would swarm on them like vultures if they so much as SNEEZE the wrong way.

i swear i was thinking the same thing them dudes are going to be have to be little angels for along time if they ever mess especially Mychal bell.

i feel sorry for them dudes they going to be under a lot of pressure.

LMAO @ 55,

I’m straight trippin that this woman, who just a few posts before she got blasted, was clowning the hell out of Alicia Keys for having acne and dissing “Maneka” and others had the balls to say that she cut out the comments because she couldn’t handle anymore negativity!! WTF???? ROTFLMAO. I guess her own medicine really didn’t taste so good after all. lol.

Ms. Mac, I respect your opinion. The nooses were wrong, the school should have handled the situation differently, we’ve all agreed on that but we allow our emotion to get in the way of our judgement all to often. This isn’t the first time nooses have been hung on a highschool campus of a predominately white school and nothing was done. I understand everything…..racism is alive and well but we are quick to defend our own even when sometimes we know that they may not always be right. We as a people will NEVER advance if we always think this way. There ALOT of black men in prison serving excessive time for crimes but the what we forget about is WHERE WAS THE GUIDANCE, AND MENTORING BEFORE THE CRIME WAS COMMITTED. I am not defending what SAndra Rose said about the black woman who was tortured…Sandra’s statement was very ignorant but we have to look at why right now there are more black men in jail instead of college and no..it is NOT the ‘MANS’ fault. It’s deeper than that….use your head sista. The march gave this boy freedom which after 9 months…he definitely deserved. But are we going to run and protest for every black male that beats up a person that has made a racist gesture? As hurtful as these gestures are…they give no one the right (especially 6 athletes) to beat the hell outta one person. Oprah is out of the country right now supporting her school in Africa but she probably won’t speak on this because the fight does not sit well with her. Oprah was very close to Coretta Scott King and definitely understands and respects the morale of making a statement without the use of violence. This entire situation has been tragic.

I am so happy about this!!!!!! The best news I heard all day!

Marvin, I FEEL you. I hope these 6 boys excel and embrace success and all that it rewards. If I hear of any of the Jena 6 in any future self-imposed negativity…this entire ordeal will have been for nothing.

This i what happenes when you have 64,000 strong…African American standing up for what’s right! I love my Black people…Congrats Mychal…it’s not over…but now you know you have everyones support!

I’m glad he got bail, but we still have a long way to go, he is still facing charges and so are the others. I mean just give them community service and give it a rest!! Haven’t they’ve had enough trauma already?!?! Bell needs serious protection now, I hope he reamins safe and this could be resolved accordingly. FREE THE JENA 6 STILL =(

oops is^^^

I cant wait to watch the dr. phil show… I want to know how they treated him in prison…. Im glad hes out though…even tho the B.S is not over yet!

black men in jail instead of college and no..it is NOT the ‘MANS’ fault. It’s deeper than that….use your head sista

that is a lie there are not more black men in college than in jail and i am so sick of black people saying that.

that study was unfair to black men basically they compared black men in college from 18-26 to black men in jail 18-55 now of course there will be more black men in jail than college.

bet of all people showed that there was 800,000 black men in college and i think it was 600,000 or 700,000 black men in jail from 18-26.

now if black people would go around saying that there are more black men in college than jail maybe there would be more black men thinking its possible to goto college than jail.

This is tragic in all it’s forms, the young white fellow who got beat down, it is also tragic for him, I am happy that Mr. Bell is free on bond, I would suggest a different path for him from now on, one less violent, I grew up in the sixties in the Watts section of Los Angeles, when LA got burned up, no matter the situation I am happy to see in my lifetime that Black People came together for a cause that had nothing to do with the negatives so long attached to our people, so remember this we can effect change, even if it was fueled by filtered information, we can make this country change, stay close people, the revolution will be televised, on all channels.

that is a lie there are not more black men in college than in jail and i am so sick of black people saying that.

i messed up i meant jail than in college sorry.

@ Nawlins Chic,

Listen sis. You are preaching to the choir when it comes to discussing individual responsibility. I have been on this website for a minute and my history shows that I NEVER cry about what the “Man” is supposed to do for us. I am all about taking responsibility for our {own} actions, accepting your faults, picking yourself up, being about something. So right there we can agree. What I have a problem with is that people are letting Bell’s personal issues (whatever they are) skew the larger picture at hand. Do you think it’s a coincidence that the fighting incident gave rise to this issue of disparity in the Jena penal system? Do you think it was any coincidence that the national media initially gave this no attention whatsoever but now are desperate to paint a picture of the perpetrators as victims??? This is bigger than Bell and all I am saying is that Blacks have a right and a duty to bring the REAL issue to the forefront. We’ve pretty much all got dirt in our backyards. But to suggest that we shouldn’t come together simply because Mychal has past transgressions is an insult to our intelligence.

Look at it like this. Just because someone does something wrong it doesn’t mean they can’t be wronged. And just because they deserve to be punished for their wrongdoings it doesn’t mean we should overlook or downplay and wrong done to them. It’s not about coming out 50-50. It’s about highlighting issues that Black and White America have ignored and side-stepped for too long. Bell was merely a catalyst for the boil called racism that’s festering on the ass of America. People marching on Jena was necessary. It’s too bad that little boy got his ass whooped. However, he just took one for the team. And personally, I could give a sh!t about him getting beat up. Innocent people get their asses kicked everyday. Just like innocent men and women get put away or like when different people get different sentences for the same exact crime. I’m sorry if you don’t get that. And if you don’t, let’s agree to disagree and press.

I LOVE BLACK PEOPLE

well i’m happy for him. this is a sad situation and i think it’s crazy to call it attempted murder.

That’s a good look - hopefully he doesn’t get out and do some knucklehood thing…I hope he understands that this is not only a victory for him, but for blacks in general.

BTW, I don’t give a damn if Oprah was on Mars right now. She’s not quiet simply b/c she “respects the morale of making a statement without the use of violence.” Oprah knows which side her bread is buttered on, and trust, if this issue was about something close to her heart (like pedophilia) she’d be all over it. Race relations is America has never been a topic that she’s embraced vigilantly on her show.

Angel,

Just sent you the SAD news on Nailah. Please post!

Okay sorry Angel! I just got in & I didn’t see it posted. I guess I didn’t scroll down far enough!

For those who said…let’s not forget he did commit a violent crime–well he has already served one year in prison if I’m not mistaken. Also the nooses that were hung were a catalyst for what insued.

this is a blessing.
for all the nay sayers who said that the rally meant nothing, here’s to you.

Walters is a prick. He won’t let up….he has nothing better to go after.And he’s full of shit if he says those protests had no impact. He is full of himself.

Bell faces juvenile court charges of aggravated second-degree battery and conspiracy to commit that crime. And Walters should’ve put charges on the 3 kids who hung the nooses….he’s making excuses for his own. I fucking hate this guy. Ugh and he puts Jesus Christ in it….I’m not even getting into that. One thing though oh I guess blacks can’t behave on their own huh? w/e

He could still do up to 4 yrs. if he’s convicted in juvenile court……..for even close to a fair trial….half his jury needs to be black.

I’m with you Mychal.

The Dr. Phil show should be……..interesting.

MarvinJH…for the record…whatever the discrepency is you may have regarding the ratio of black men in jail versus college….. It’s still an indisputable fact that there are more black men incarcerated than ANY other race. The truth is a hard pill to swallow. We can’t blame everything on racism and white people.

All I’m saying is that we actually have BIGGER issues within our community other than racism. I am a speech therapist that works with children, children much younger than the young men and women posting on this site and we are in trouble people. The generation coming up behind us truly feel that they have nothing to live for and nothing to lose and that belief originates from our own mistakes and denials. NOT from white people. I also mentor young girls and boys…walk the walk people instead of talking the talk on a website. If we could just come together for more often for other issues like we did last Thursday, it would speak volumes louder than an isolated incident such as the ‘Jena 6′

GOD IS STILL WORKING MIRACLES! AWW
SUKI SUKI NOW, YA KNOW DA JENA FINNA GET ALL PUBLICITY NOW CUZ DR. PHIL HAS BEEN BLESSED BY OPRAH, LOL, AND ALTHOUGH I DON’T WATCH HIM DAT MUCH, I KNOW HE WILL TRY 2 GET DOWN 2 DA ROOT OF DA PROBLEM, DA BOOT COMIN UP!

MarvinJH…for the record…whatever the discrepency is you may have regarding the ratio of black men in jail versus college….. It’s still an indisputable fact that there are more black men incarcerated than ANY other race. The truth is a hard pill to swallow. We can’t blame everything on racism and white people.

All I’m saying is that we actually have BIGGER issues within our community other than racism. I am a speech therapist that works with children, children much younger than the young men and women posting on this site and we are in trouble people. The generation coming up behind us truly feel that they have nothing to live for and nothing to lose and that belief originates from our own mistakes and denials. NOT from white people. I also mentor young girls and boys…walk the walk people instead of talking the talk on a website. If we could just come together more often for other issues like we did last Thursday, it would speak volumes louder than an isolated incident such as the ‘Jena 6′

To Ms Nawlins and those who think like yourself, actually this young white boy is not just an innocent victim here, if he is doing something like hanging nooses is actually a non vocal form of a terroristic death threat meant to incite fear and intimidation. It is a vicious act essentially saying that we are going to hang some “n” words. Secondly, there is fact that these whites kids have been racially harassing bell and his friends for some months before the actual fight took place. I am sure that means racially charged words like the “n” word, or coon, or what have you. And according to the United States constitutional law, those words constitute as Fighting Words. That’s right, words that are expressed to incite hatred or violence. In this case, he got the latter. Also, we must forget the most the most obvious, which is the white boys conspiracy to incite a riot. Lest we forget the meaning of a riotous act, which includes hanging nooses, or calling a group of people the “n” word. A riot according to United States law is commonly defined as an act or acts of violence by one or more persons part of an assemblage of three or more persons, which act or acts shall constitute a clear and present danger of, or shall result in, damage or injury to the property of any other person or to the person of any other individual.

See how important it is to read and understand the laws thoroughly? I dont know michael bell’s or the jena 6 lawyers, but they are in desperate need of legal counsel who pays attention to details. I am very surprised no one has bought this up! Everyone knows that a judge, DA, or whoever knows the law well, but a good lawyer knows it better. Because this prosecutor was dead wrong for saying he could find nothing under Louisiana law to convict Barker(white boy) with, when I just did three state and federal charges. I do not run around condoning fights, however, it takes two to tango.

Well TWINTRON…. I need you to post these laws for me. I am person that needs to see or read FACTS instead of word of mouth. If a white supremacy group can publicly threaten to kill the 6 membrs of the Jena 6 and the law protects them than unfortunately, I find it hard to believe that there is much that can be done legally for hanging a noose besides expelling the white students (which we all know was overturned). Decipher fact from fiction, not hear-say. People spin..and for those who don’t know what ‘SPINNING’ means..it means exaggerating the facts to benefit one’s own agenda. The media does it, politicians do it, PASTORS AND REVERANDS do it. Seek the truth before you make a conclusion.

*And I never said the the white student was innocent of any wrong doing but a noose on a tree (as offensive as it may be) does not equate to a beatdown by 6 people. Stop making excuses!!!!

This really makes me feel like I made a difference in wearing my black, and pressing for us to do this story in our newsroom. I still think his bond being 45 thousand is a bit excessive, but at least he’s out. They trying to throw the book at him, for a freaking school fight, get the f*ck out of here with that all ready. I’ve seen plenty a fights at school, and to think my friends would be locked up for damn near 15 years? Hell’s to the No!!

Don’t you eva tell me nothing about Black folk can’t come together to make a difference. If no one would have said a word about this issue, that smiling you man Mychal Bell, would have been still sitting behind bars.

It kills me, Why we have to always go *Beast Mode on them to get some respect?

Well TWINTRON…. I need you to post these laws for me. I am person that needs to see or read FACTS instead of word of mouth. If a white supremacy group can publicly threaten to kill the 6 membrs of the Jena 6 and the law protects them than unfortunately, I find it hard to believe that there is much that can be done legally for hanging a noose besides expelling the white students (which we all know was overturned). Decipher fact from fiction, not hear-say. People spin..and for those who don’t know what ‘SPINNING’ means..it means exaggerating the facts to benefit one’s own agenda. The media does it, politicians do it, PASTORS AND REVERANDS do it. Seek the truth before you make a conclusion.

*And I never said the the white student was innocent of any wrong doing but a noose on a tree (as offensive as it may be) does not equate to a beatdown by 6 people. Stop making excuses!!!!

Angel, please post something about the doctor phil show. Thanks Honey Bunches!

**NAWLINS CHIC**

uMMM yea, the KKK gets away with stuff like this in small towns, big towns all over the country.

FACT: I did a story about the KKK spreading flyers in a black neighborhood. The flyers stated that they did not want the *n**** to attend their white schools and bring down the test scores. Lemme see if I can’t find the link and kick some knowledge to you home skillet…

http://wect.com/Global/story.asp?s=6985321

there you go, enjoy.

bout time im happy for him but anybody heard that racist remark the da made???

By the way, I am from Louisiana and there are many loopholes in their laws, apparently the prosecutor found one. I also now reside in Georgia where I’ve learned that a loophoole is what’s keeping Genarlow Wilson in jail…apparently some of you have forgotten about him.

Thanks for sharing the article, but unfortunately much of what we are upset about is protected by the first amendment. That will always be the defense of anyone who writes, articulates or gestures hate.

You know what the saddest thing is? I have no doubt that at least one of the parents of the other five is trippin because her child didn’t get as much coverage as Mr. Bell has. That’s the reality of it. But like I said before, yes this case needs more exposure, not exploitation.

I hope and pray they dont hold him til he is 21 he has already been in almost 1 year thats should be time served for the charges he faces now.. keep praying people

Damn #20, U had a lot of info to read but True Dat! It’s not over yet black people. Please stay on top of this or before u know it, it will be suddenly “not newsworthy”.

That dude look big as hell! That pic they show of him in the media, they always make him seem like he was a small little kid… reguardless, I’m glad he’s out and his charges reduced, but being in juvie until he’s 21, possibly? That’s still pretty extreme for a fight. There must be more to this story than we’re seeing and hearing for that to still be acceptable.

NETWORKING….you hit the nail exactly on the head.There is definitely more to the story…….

I’M JUST MAD THEY LET HIS GUILTY AZZ OUT SO EARLY. CANT WAIT TO SEE HOW THIS UNFOLD.

@39

It’s one thing for someone to have their own opinion (like Ms. Sandra Rose) but I do not think she understood what people were protesting against. I had to leave that site. She spends too much time critiquing Alicia’s bumpy skin and Beyonce’s weave than she spends discussing pertinent information.

It’s good to know that he was let out on bail, even though he is still facing charges

it’s betta to fight the law in the streets than inside jail!

One down and 5 more to go!

I don’t think the issue was never about whether or not Bell should be punished. The issue was about whether his punishment was fair. Now, if Bell was expelled from the school, there wouldn’t have been any marched or media coverage. That’s the dichotomy of LAWS in America…it’s left to the interpretation of prosecutors. Somehow, this prosecutor felt the need to push the hardest punishment possible. Why? Do you mean to tell me, Bell was the first black boy to have a fist brawl in a public school in America? This punishment was unprecedented. There is an underlying tone of racism in the prosecutors and judges handling of this trial. This must be dealt with.

While I agree that blacks in America have renege on their responsibilities as parents, leaders to their kids and communities… I can’t put all of the blame on black men or black people. There is a reason why Across America, Blacks are more likely than any other groups to be disenfranchised, drop out of school, run-in with the law, divorce, have kids out of wedlock, suffer STDs, have highest rate of infant mortality, die earlier from high blood pressure and stress. These aren’t jut coincidences and they didn’t happen over night.

These are the effects of the ravages of drugs in the black community, which created a bunch of mindless zombies. These are the effects of welfare, which created an economically handicapped welfare class, who would have babies out of wedlock to garner more government aid. These are the effects of the ghetto, a socially misfit class of people, who are ill-prepared to manage the trials and tribulation of today’s social world and economy.

Now, we can delve deeper and try to ascertain the real culprit of these atrocities…or, we can try to come with a solution. Part of the solution is that we must be held accountable for every choice we make…but, let’s not be naïve. There are forces in this world that will stop at nothing to see that black people remain a socially and economically inferior class. Until we realize this as a group, we will continue to chase after our own tails in circles and never arrive at a real solution. WE MUST TRY TO BECOME AN INDEPENDENT CLASS OF PEOPLE….the JEWS have been fighting mightily to maintain this independence, so have the Asians. Why not us? Why not Africa?

IM HAPPY THAT HE’S OUT..BUT YALL DONT UNDERSTAND THAT JUST BECAUSE HE’S OUT ON BAIL THAT THEY WOULDN’T PULL SOMETHING LIKE THIS AGAIN..THE POINT WASN’T TO JUST PAY THE BAIL AND LET HIM GO..AND THE WHITE MAN KEEP DOING WHAT HE DOES..WHICH IS PUT THE BLACK MAN DOWN..THATS WHAT WE SHOULD BE FIGHTING FOR..NOT JUST FOR SETTING BELL FREE FROM JAIL

Oh Snap! Dr Phil gonna be good tomorrow….later on today! since it’s already 1 30 in the morning! Damn I gotta be up at 5!

THANK YOU LORD!!!!
Big ups to Dr. Phil for stepping up to the plate!

That’s very good news. I felt good when I heard it yesterday.

DATS_DA_TRUTH….

This punishment was unprecedented. There is an underlying tone of racism in the prosecutors and judges handling of this trial. This must be dealt with.

Unfortunately, this type of excessive punishment will continue to happen again and again DESPITE the unjustice we publiziced in the Jena 6 case. It is impossible for us to be in every single court room and monitor the hundreds of thousands of cases that go through the justice system every year. We HAVE to make an impact on our young black men NOW so that they are not committing crimes which will put them in the middle of a justice system where racist judges, prosecutors and jurys exist.

*Why is that so hard to understand???? And since we still have all this momentum. How about some of us march over here in Douglas County, Georgia for Genarlow Wilson who has been in jail for over year for having consensual sex with a minor while he was STILL a minor. In that case, no violence had taken place and race WAS NOT an issue but where was the massive support for him?? His story caught media attention, there were a few protests…. but I didn’t see 20,000 marching in Douglas County, Georgia. Be real people…like I said…people with their on AGENDA pick the ’causes’ that we inevitably support and we as black people continue to be in denial about the REAL issues.

DATS_DA_TRUTH said….

“This punishment was unprecedented. There is an underlying tone of racism in the prosecutors and judges handling of this trial. This must be dealt with.”

Unfortunately, this type of excessive punishment will continue to happen again and again DESPITE the unjustice we publiziced in the Jena 6 case. It is impossible for us to be in every single court room and monitor the hundreds of thousands of cases that go through the justice system every year. We HAVE to make an impact on our young black men NOW so that they are not committing crimes which will put them in the middle of a justice system where racist judges, prosecutors and jurys exist.

*Why is that so hard to understand???? And since we still have all this momentum. How about some of us march over here in Douglas County, Georgia for Genarlow Wilson who has been in jail for over year for having consensual sex with a minor while he was STILL a minor. In that case, no violence had taken place and race WAS NOT an issue but where was the massive support for him?? His story caught media attention, there were a few protests…. but I didn’t see 20,000 marching in Douglas County, Georgia. Be real people…like I said…people with their own AGENDA pick the ’causes’ that we inevitably support and we as black people continue to be in denial about the REAL issues.

that’s wonderful!!! But there is still more work to do! That’s good dr.phil is doing a show on this where the hell is oprah?

Ok I’m about to get my black card taken away from me for these comment but whaterver. First of I’m 25 years old black male. I’m happy to see these kid are gonna be charged as a juvenille and not a adult. But that’s where my defense stop cause unless somebody treatens your life u can’t be out their 6 deep jumping people yes I agree the whole noose thing is disgusting. But in the civil right era they had to put up with more than that and they wasn’t going around jumping racist peolple. I’m sick off people spending time comparing things like this to the civil right era. If u know ur in a racist town don’t go around jumping racist white people cause u know the justice system don’t favor use. This country aint gonna change. Its like when we gat mad when onne of our people get some hard time for carrying a little drugs. Bullshit if u wanna smoke your weed or crank take that shit and stash it in your house cause u knw these cop search us on random bullshit. I’m in graduate school and I’m sick of black people using all their energy or these type of people.

Where did people get this fact that Black males are in jail more then any other race. That is just not true. And people keep spitting out these lies when they have no idea what they are talking about. Whites males are in jails more then Blacks males (43.9% white 38.6% Black) BUT black men numbers are still pretty close which is not good considering the population but the Black male prison rate is going down every year one time by three percent while whites went up three percent. So the brothers of today need more credit then what they are getting. But we still have a long rode but people need to stop distorting the facts.

Where did people get this fact that Black males are in jail more then any other race. That is just not true. And people keep spitting out these lies when they have no idea what they are talking about. Whites males are in jails more then Blacks males (43.9% white 38.6% Black) BUT black men numbers are still pretty close which is not good considering the population but the Black male prison rate is going down every year one time by three percent while whites went up three percent. So the brothers of today need more credit then what they are getting. But we still have a long rode but people need to stop distorting the facts.

Who cares about y Oprah and Tyra didn’t get the interview..Dr. Phil is my man..I’d rather hear from a real doctor than them anyday….

All the kids that got their asses beat up in my high schools never got charged with any attempted murder bullshyt…location, location, location..

Good luck Jena 6!

108.

sleep
Friday, September 28, 2007
Ok I’m about to get my black card taken away from me for these comment but whaterver. First of I’m 25 years old black male. I’m happy to see these kid are gonna be charged as a juvenille and not a adult. But that’s where my defense stop cause unless somebody treatens your life u can’t be out their 6 deep jumping people yes I agree the whole noose thing is disgusting. But in the civil right era they had to put up with more than that and they wasn’t going around jumping racist peolple. I’m sick off people spending time comparing things like this to the civil right era. If u know ur in a racist town don’t go around jumping racist white people cause u know the justice system don’t favor use. This country aint gonna change. Its like when we gat mad when onne of our people get some hard time for carrying a little drugs. Bullshit if u wanna smoke your weed or crank take that shit and stash it in your house cause u knw these cop search us on random bullshit. I’m in graduate school and I’m sick of black people using all their energy or these type of people.

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OKAY WHERE DO I BEGIN WITH YOU ? LETS SEE, YOU CANT BE SERIOUS ABOUT GRADUATE SCHOOL, YOU CAN BARELY SPELL . HOW CAN YOU BE SICK OF PEOPLE COMPARING THINGS TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS ERA BUT IN YOUR THIRD SENTENCE THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT YOU DID ? THAT’S THE WHOLE PROBLEM ,IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS ERA THEY WERE FIGHTING FOR WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSE TO HAVE NOW FOOL ! EQUAL RIGHTS ! AT THAT TIME BLACKS WERE FIGHTING WHITE PEOPLE BACK ,THE ONLY DIFFRENCE IS BACK THEN THEY DIDN’T LIVE TO TELL IT . THOSE NOOSES HUNG IN THOSE TREES BACK THEN WERE PUT TO USE IF WE GOT OUT OF LINE ! OH, SO BECAUSE THE JUSTICE SYSTEM DON’T FAVOR US WE SHOULD JUST SIT BACK AND ACCEPT BEING CALLED “NI**ERS”? YOU SOUND LIKE A FOOL ! YOU KNOW DAMN WELL THEY ONLY BEAT THAT WHITE BOY BACAUSE HE WAS TAUNTING THEM . SOME OF YOU ACT LIKE THEY JUST RANDOMLY PICKED HIM TO FIGHT FOR NO REASON . I SWEAR , I KNOW WE ALL DON’T AGREE ON CERTAIN THINGS BUT ATLEAST HAVE A DECENT ARGUMENT ..SMH

I don’t understand why people keep calling the white kid the “victim.” It’s not like he was an innocent bystander that just got his ass kicked for no reason. I’m sorry, but I don’t feel any sympathy for the white kid. Growing up I was always taught to stand up for myself and I think that’s what the Jena 6 tried to do, its just they went about it the wrong way. And I find it hard to respect people that constantly put down their own race and not see the bigger picture. If you don’t think this situation is about race then you really have issues.

Thought it would be Oprah that did the show also.
The excuse I give myself is that maybe she didnt do it was bcuz she felt that her being black either side would think she was siding to one way or the other. Like talking to the white ppl when she posed a question they would feel like it was one-sided and when talking to black ppl (esp when alot of ppl have already labeled her as whitewash) they would instead be questioning her blackness. For instance if shes questioning the white ppl and asking if they felt the nooses was a racist act they might sugar coat or might not be truthful. And when questioning black folk about the white boy getting beat up by 6 black guys– black folk might say why shes asking about that when a whole lot of other funky sh*t occurred…and so on and so forth. When actually all she would be only doing is doing her job by asking these questions.

Dr Phil has said before that he has worked on many court cases, I agree with what was said earlier I would rather have him do it anyway bcuz of this. I hope he brings that all in your face attitude with him. And asks the hard core questions like he does on his show.

idk either way I am still disappointed w/ oprah, tyra, and montel. Step the f*ck up!! You have your finger on the trigger of mass media and nationwide publicity. Use it.

God is so good. I’m so happy for Mychal Bell and his family. A word of advice be careful the prejudice people may try to hurt you. Be careful at all times and if the good lord blesses you to clear up this both you and your family should move far away.

Oh Happy Day. Glad he is out on but this isn’t the end.
@ Nawlins Chic - um do you ever think that part of the reason that is the case (more black men in jail than college) is racism? Do you think racisim has anything to do with the fact that Genarlow Wilson is still in prison? Just asking because sometimes we seem to minimize the effects of racism because we think “we done made it”. Don’t get it twisted racism is still very much alive.
@Twintron4 - you betta school um.

I guess I wanna know why black people feel OPRAH has to be involved in everything that has to do with black people. Steven Spielberg isnt called out everytime something happens in the Jewish community and Bill Gates isnt screamed upon when something happens to White people. Give that chick a break! I swear she is not our LEADER!

Im glad they finally let him out , good for him . Someone mention Oprah , ummm get a clue people . Like another poster said “Oprah is not the voice of black America”. Oprah has sold her soul to ABC network she is not about to lose her veiwers and cracker buddies defending the little black kid. That’s why she sent him over to Dr.Phill .

I feel like crying right now, i’m so happy for this young man. Although the fight is far from over…. Atleast he will be tried in Juve Court like it should have been in the first place… Now he has to turn his life around…

AMEN!!!!!!!!!

PRAYERS WENT UP AND THE BLESSING CAME DOWN!!!!

I PRAY FOR ALL OF THE REMAINING YOUNG MEN AND THAT JUSTICE PREVAILS!

112. TASHA

OKAY WHERE DO I BEGIN WITH YOU ? LETS SEE, YOU CANT BE SERIOUS ABOUT GRADUATE SCHOOL, YOU CAN BARELY SPELL . HOW CAN YOU BE SICK OF PEOPLE COMPARING THINGS TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS ERA BUT IN YOUR THIRD SENTENCE THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT YOU DID ? THAT’S THE WHOLE PROBLEM ,IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS ERA THEY WERE FIGHTING FOR WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSE TO HAVE NOW FOOL ! EQUAL RIGHTS ! AT THAT TIME BLACKS WERE FIGHTING WHITE PEOPLE BACK ,THE ONLY DIFFRENCE IS BACK THEN THEY DIDN’T LIVE TO TELL IT . THOSE NOOSES HUNG IN THOSE TREES BACK THEN WERE PUT TO USE IF WE GOT OUT OF LINE ! OH, SO BECAUSE THE JUSTICE SYSTEM DON’T FAVOR US WE SHOULD JUST SIT BACK AND ACCEPT BEING CALLED “NI**ERS”? YOU SOUND LIKE A FOOL ! YOU KNOW DAMN WELL THEY ONLY BEAT THAT WHITE BOY BACAUSE HE WAS TAUNTING THEM . SOME OF YOU ACT LIKE THEY JUST RANDOMLY PICKED HIM TO FIGHT FOR NO REASON . I SWEAR , I KNOW WE ALL DON’T AGREE ON CERTAIN THINGS BUT ATLEAST HAVE A DECENT ARGUMENT ..SMH

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LOL. I was waiting for someone to clown him.

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God Bless this boy and the 5 others.. Really sad..that Im still fearful that those white folks will try and do something to them.. Can Mychal leave Jena or does he have to wait..???

If I were the others, I’d bounce!

I AM VERY GLAD TO SEE THESE YOUNG MEN FINALLY GETTING JUSTICE FOR THEM, HELL… FOR US!!!! THEY, (THE CRAZY WHITE JUSTICE SYSTEM THERE), KNOW NOW THEY CAN’T TREAT US ANY WYA THEY WANT TOO. MY PRAYERS ARE WITH THESE FAMILIES.`

Praise God! The new about Michael Bell is wonderful but this isn’t done by a long shot.

I am also glad to see that Dr.Phil will be covering this story. I am a very big fan of his show because he gets down tot the nitty gritty of any situation and he’s going to expose the dirt!

What’s really funny about this whole situation is that all of this could have been easily prevented. I have concluded that some one of authority in that school actually wanted this to happen. NOW HEAR ME OUT BEFORE CRITIZING MY OPINION. Everyone is familiar about teachers and other staff arrives to school earlier than any student…right? With that fact in mind, I know someone of that facility saw those nooses on the tree yet they allowed them to hang. So I am starting to wonder whether if this was intentional on behalf of the staff. Everyone’s been speaking about the kids who hung the nooses; the actual fight of the six young men and the ruthless charges brought against them but no one is holding the staff accountable for this matter. Now think about it. Before the all even played out, (according to the media) one of the black students did ask the principal if he could anywhere in the school or sit underneath that tree (I can’t remember the exact wording) and the principal responded with, “You can sit anywhere you like.” That was the first red flag of something is about to go down. I don’t know…maybe its just be but something isn’t right.

I love all of these interesting post all of these different views.

Michael should’ve been suspended or in juvenile.
The march was for justice.
Beating up that white kid was wrong.
Michael going to jail was wrong.

The good news is that blacks have stepped up and said ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. I hope we can transition our power to other areas, like voting, like education.
While Mr. Whitlock asked where was Michael’s father before? Where was the community before? Valid points indeed, but where were the white parents of the dude that hung the nooses from the jump? If you point the finger one way, you need to point it the other way just as well.

one victory won- many more to win…

Praise God. Just know that it’s not over. We still have to follow this case along with many others.

Geesh, they really have some ignorant a$$ people on this board. And to think Nawlins Chick is actually from the boot. Very embarrassing.

MsMac and Tasha…Preach sisters, Preach!!! Can the church get a Amen?

We all need to give thanks to God first and foremost, the volunteers and civil rights activist, and most importantly, we all need to know about the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), and donate to them! The Southern Poverty Law Center was started by Jullian Bond (MLK Alumni) and Morris Dee’s. Who I actually got to meet him 4 years ago in Idaho. Of all places huh?

I have personally witness the power of SPLC, when they came to Idaho, when I was attending Graduate school, and they bankrupted the Arian Nation Compound in Northern Idaho. They were sponsored and back by large technology companies in Silcon Valley, Ca…Morris Dee’s and the SPLC has been breaking down these racist groups and issues for years…WE NEED TO DONATE TO THEM! It was the SPLC attorney that went to the Defense in Jena, LA.

I use their anti-hate/tolerance lesson plans when I worked in Idaho with the Girls Scouts, and support them greatly! Thank you Morris Dee’s, Jullian Bond and the SPLC, for continuing to be on the forefront of upholding racial justice in this great land we call America!

Check them out and support them…Don’t wait for another Jena 6 to happen again!
http://www.splcenter.org

Peace!

Oh and I want to give a shoutout to all the D-Boys in BR who showed love to this cause. And I also want to give a shoutout to Max 94.1 for saying what alot of people were thinking. They actually had to put alot of D-Boys and Big Tymers on blast on the radio but they all came through to support this cause. Thanks alot!!! It’s good to see that they are alot of blacks whether they are in school, have good careers, or just niccas in the street actually come together for one cause.

Yah it’s good to hear that he is being tried in Juvenile court instead of as an adult. I believe that the they guys he beat up should be right along with him facing charges as well. I don’t think that it’s right that he fought them. Why not get them back by doing other things like going to a higher authority and make his voice heard? Now look at him, facing charges. It’s not worth it. Do ya’ll really think it’s right to phsyically figh someone if they did something like that to you? Even if you do feel it’s right, it’s against the law. The law is more powerful than any of us on here. You have to fix it the right way. Don’t solve problems by fighting. Go to the authorities, keep pushing the case until you make your voice heard! That way you can get millions of people to support you for the RIGHT reasons. Not the wrong.

I am so glad to hear he is home. I been following closely like he was a family memeber I hope that they don’t lock him back up i mean come on kids fight all the time in school and don’t go to jail for it This government system is F*cked up and i hate to see our black brothers have to go down for stupid shyt. He will be in my prayers and hope the outcome is good.Good Luck Mike

IT’S GOOD TO SEE THAT THIS YOUNG MAN IS OUT OF JAIL. MY PRAYERS GO OUT TO HIS FAMILY AND ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE JENA 6. BUT PLEASE BE AWARE PEOPLE THAT THIS BATTLE IS NOT OVER . . .FAR FROM OVER. IT IS ONLY ONE BATTLE IN THE WAR OF RACISM. AS A PEOPLE, WE MUST CONTINUE TO EDUCATE OURSELVES AND OUR CHILDREN SO THEY MAY UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEXITY OF THE WORLD WE LIVE IN. WHERE A SCHOOLYARD FIGHT CAN TURN INTO MONTHS OR YEARS IN JAIL.

WE MUST BE WILLING NOT ONLY TO LEND OUR VOICES TO THE STRUGGLE, BUT OUR INTELLIGENCE!

I’m happy to hear he’s free but but like everyone is saying there still a long way to go!!!

Let’s hope all this wasn’t done in vain. The kid was already on probation, hopefully this is a wake up call for him and he stays out of trouble.

I FULLY AGREE WITH YOU #30. I TRULY BELIEVE THAT IF THE TABLES WERE TURNED, AND THE BOY THAT WAS ALLEGEDLY “BEATEN” WAS AFRICAN AMERICAN, THAT NO ACTION WOULDVE BEEN TAKEN, AND THAT IT WOULDVE BEEN DISMISSED AS JUST A SIMPLE SCHOOL FIGHT. IT MAKES ME SO ANGRY HOW WHITE AMERICANS ARE SO QUICK TO POINT THEIR FINGERS AT US WHEN SOMETHING GOES WRONG, CALLING IT A CRIMINAL ACT. YET WHEN THEY’RE IN THE WRONG, THEY TRY SO HARD TO COVER IT UP EXCUSING IT AS A CHILDISH PRANK.

okay so I’ve never watched Dr. Phil what network does he come on? And what time is the showing. We need to get him some ratings and tune in. Maybe just maybe someone else will want those rating. Heck sweeps week is next week, lets give ratings to something that will impact us and not just ‘entertain’ us.

MS MAC thank you for saying everything that I was about to type in a mile long post lol. No need to even comment.

And twintron I always wondered why they didn’t try the white kids for inciting a riot as well?

Peace..and Justice for all.

Peace…and Justice for all.

@125

I was thinking the same thing…..Could it possibly be another way of them trying to control us?…

Meanwhile in a city near you another young black teen just got 25 years for distributing crack cocaine. Where is the march for that? They putting a lot of us in jail for weed and crack and charge less time for the powdery cocaine that is turned into crack. And that’s because rich people get caught with that. We shall overcome my ass. Slavery ain’t stopped they just moved it to the penitetary.

I CANNOT stand Al Sharpton.

I’m glad Dr Phil will do this on his show. It needs to be discussed.
I’m so happy he is out. But yes, more hills to follow.

kind

WHAT SO FUNNY IS PEOPLE PRAISING THIS BOY AND THEY DONT KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON. THAT MONEY THAT THOUSANDS OF BLACK PEOPLE RAISE FOR MICHEAL BELL , WAS SPENT ON BMWS AND OTHER LUXERY ITEMS.

I JUST FINISH READING ON THIS RACIST SITE, AND THEY HAD A PICTURE OF ROBERT BAILY WITH MONEY FALLING OUT HIS MOUTH. I EVEN WENT TO MYSPACE AND LOOK UP MR. ROBERT BAILEY MYSPACE PAGE AND GUESS WHAT, HIS MYSPACE HAS BEEN REVOKED. JUST LIKE THE RACIST WEBSITE SAID. THEY HAD THE PROOF OF THIS BOY RIGHT ON THE WEBPAGE. THEY HAD THE MYSPACE PAGE BEFORE THEY TOOK IT DOWN FROM THERE. THIS WHOLE INCIDENT WAS A COVER UP AND I SUGGEST PEOPLE START TO READING MORE ON THIS ISSUE.,BEFORE PRAISIING THIS BOY. I DID MY RESEARCH AND I KNOW WHATS REALLY GONG ON. THAT IS ALL

This is not over I hope. Because now I think all of this man’s cases needs to be looked up. How many young black men are serving 10 plus years in prison because of these hate filled man. Over nothing. Every last case he has had needs to be re-evaluated. And, all of the judges in that town. That has always been our problem we get the crumbs from the pie then we are settled. Let’s go after the whole pie on this.

how is this a good thing, him and 5 of his friends beat up a white kid who had nothing to do with the hanging of the nooses, the knocked him unconscious and people are looking at this kid like he is a hero, correction he is a juvenile who has numerous run ins with the law this kid is not a saint … hes a thug and he might be free now im sure somewhere soon down the road he will be heading back to jail

Pro-white backlash seen in Jena 6 case
By Howard Witt

Chicago Tribune

Archive | “Jena Six” rally puts justice system on trial
HOUSTON — No sooner did tens of thousands of African-American demonstrators depart the racially tense town of Jena, La., last week after protesting perceived injustices than white supremacists flooded in behind them.

First a neo-Nazi Web site posted the names, addresses and phone numbers of some of the six black teenagers and their families at the center of the Jena 6 case and urged followers to find them and “drag them out of the house,” prompting an investigation by the FBI.

Then the leader of a white-supremacist group in Mississippi published interviews that he conducted with the mayor of Jena and the white teenager who was attacked and beaten, allegedly by the six black youths. In those interviews, the mayor, Murphy McMillin, praised efforts by pro-white groups to organize counterdemonstrations; the teenager, Justin Barker, urged white readers to “realize what is going on, speak up and speak their mind.”

The Jena 6 case has drawn scrutiny from civil-rights leaders and hundreds of African-American Internet bloggers concerned about allegations that blacks have been treated more harshly than whites in the criminal-justice system of the town of 3,000, which is 85 percent white.

David Duke, the former Ku Klux Klan leader, last week announced his support for Jena’s white residents, who voted overwhelmingly for him when he ran unsuccessfully for Louisiana governor in 1991.

“There is a major white-supremacist backlash building,” said Mark Potok, a hate-group expert at the Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil-rights group in Montgomery, Ala.

On Thursday a crowd of at least 20,000 peaceful demonstrators from around the country marched through the central Louisiana town to support the six black high-school students who were initially charged by the local prosecutor with attempted murder for attacking Barker last December. The charges were later reduced to aggravated second-degree battery.

The racial unrest began when three white students hung nooses from a tree at the high school after black students asked permission to sit under it, triggering a series of fights. The whites involved were charged with misdemeanors or not at all while the blacks drew various felony charges.

Copyright © 2007 The Seattle Times Company

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It would be nice if Oprah did a show on the Jena 6.. But I guess Dr. Phil will do.

I heard this on CNN, I am so glad. They know that march impacted their decision.

@ 145 LMAO . ARE YOU THAT DUMB ? NO REALLY ARE YOU ? OF COURSE YOU WOULD READ THAT ON A RACIST SITE ..THEY ARE UPSET THEIR LITTLE HELPER GOT HIS ASS WHIPPED . I HAVE TO LMAO AGAIN AT YOU DOING RESEARCH SO VISITING A RACIST SITE RESEARCHING THIS CASE HAVE GIVIEN YOU YOUR OUTLOOK ??? LMAO i CANT STOP LAUGHING ..YOU ARE THE MOST STUPID ON THIS BLOG …LMAO

@DCTrinigyal, do me a favor and just SHUT THE F^K UP! There has NEVER been any other poster that gets up under my skin like you do. You say the most dumbest and ignorant $hit than Lula Pear.

@ 152 OKAYYYYYYYYYYYYY !! I HAD TO READ THAT SHIT A FEW TIMES ..SHE’S ACTING LIKE SHE SAYING SOMETHING AND SOUND A DAMN FOOL ! “DO YOUR RESEARCH” GTFOH !! JUST DUMB FOR NO REASON . LMAO

#152 WHY ARE YOU WORRY ABOUT WHAT THE FUCK I’M SAYING. THIS IS A BLOG AND YOU GETTING MAD. YOU SHUT THE F UP….IF YOU DONT LIKE WHAT I SAY THEN GO TO HELL. YOU HAVE YOUR FUCKING OPINION AND I DO TO. SPEAK CORRECT ENGLISH…DUMBEST IS NOT A PROPER WORD.

FOXXY, HONEY U A MESS, LOL
AND WHAT ON GOD’S GREEN EARTH IS THIS I HEAR ABOUT THAT BLACK FOLK’S 100 YEARS OF VOTING WILL BE UP IN YEAR 2010 AND WE WILL THEN GO BACK TO SLAVERY? THIS LADY JUST TOLD ME THAT AS I CHECKED HER IN AND I WAS BLOWED! GOD HELP US!

@Nawlins Chic

You need to get your facts together the white boy did not get his ass kicked just for hanging the nooses, there where several run ins that occurred before the beatdown which he and some of his friends instigated. Let’s not forget these are teenagers and lets not forget that these white kids pulled out guns on the blacks kids and nothing was done. Let’s face it, nothing was done until one of them got. I get what you are saying but this is the issue at hand. You sound like you are just making excuses.

lawd hamm mercy

Man, I couldn’t read all of these comments i stop on #25.
But i would like to say “GLAD TO SEE THE BROTHER GETS TO BE WITH HIS FAMILY A LITTLE B4 HE HAS TO FACE THIS F*D UP SYSTEM AGAIN! And to mimick what was mentioned earlier in an attempt to educate a few folks. Voilence is a natural part of our existence please don’t get that confused and i believe there to be justice and injustice just in that aspect of life. We will fight! This all could’ve been avoided if those noose hangers would’ve been punished. In fact it was necessary that someone got hurt in JENA in order for us to be were we are now. I sympathize with both sides white and black that they have to be the stool pigeons in this big ordeal because its wayyyyy bigger than them. But I applaud those brothers the JENA 6 and the ones involved with the shotgun incident. People don’t understand the root of the problem must be addressed b4 any talks are made about everything after that. Speak on the nooses b4 you talk about Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson or dem boys kicking that white-boys azz. Truth be told that white boy is fine. I was jumped by 5 people when i was 15 one of which was a grown-azz man. I was knocked unconcious black eye, blood clot in it and all. Without going into further detail was it life threatening not to my knowledge. Am i ok yes was i okay then yes three days later not one day like this white boy. I say that to say that white boy is fine. Did he get beat sure did but is it as bad as they say hell no. Mines was worse than that. And no i didn’t press charges you know what that was. This JENA 6 joint is a modern day lynching gone bad.

@ Ms Mac,

I know right? I hope she catches that Dr Phil show today. Looks like he put that family on blast wwhen I saw the previews!

@151 and 152, you guys are so right, that was some dumb shit she posted.

YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!! I HOPE THIS LEADS TO HIM BEING FREE ONCE AND FOR ALL! AND I HOPE THIS TEACHES PEOPLE THAT VIOLENCE (especially towards whites) IS NEVER WORTH IT! I’LL PRAY FOR BELL!!

Dumbest is actually an adjective of dumb DUMMY! One question..is “Gyal” a proper word?

@GetMeBodied, Boo you heard right. Ain’t that some $hit? But from what I understand is that The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is siupposed to expire unless Congress renews it. All U.S. citizens (white, black, green) are guaranteed the right to vote in the Bill of Rights and that can’t expire with The Voting Right Act of 1965.

The DA is a straight racist. I saw the live footage of that news conference on CNN and all of his comments had underlining negative racial tones to them-especially when he said it was a miracle an act of Jesus that kept the demonstrators peaceful during the Jena 6 march. If that’s so than I guess it was an act of Satan that caused him to try to prosecute these boys for attempted murder in the first place.

…and like I posted on the other J6 thread…the people in charge of letting it all go down like that (school officals) should be reprimanded or fired. They let things get out of hand.

If the school district of Jena cannot support the black students that bring in government funding for them, then black students shouldn’t step foot into those schools again. Why should they get 6,000$(?) a head for each black kid when they don’t even want to protect civil rights? Home-schooling can work.

correction to previous post *supposed*

Sorry about that. I had to type in a rush and post ASAP cause my supervisor was walking up.

@DC what the hella eva, yes we all have opinions. That’s not questionable. But what is questionable is how you constantly come on CL and type bull$hit against your own race and praise the other races. I’ve seen this on many posts. You are a black person who probably wishes that one day your skin color will change to pale and you will be accepted by the other race. Sorry! WAKE UP HONEY!! Your a$$ is black and will always be black. You said they had a pic of Bell on the internet with money falling out his mouth. So MUTHAF*KIN what! WTH does that have to do with anything? So because of that pic, it makes it right what they were trying to do to this young man? Like I said, I would rather read Lula Pear’s post than yours. And that’s not saying too much.

HAHAHA IT TOOK YOU A WHOLE HOUR LATER TO FIGURE THAT OUT. . I’M NOT GOING TO KEEP GOING BACK IN FORTH WITH YOU AND YOUR IGNORANT BLOGGER FRIENDS. AT THE END OF THE DAY, THIS IS A BLOG AND I HAVE THE RIGHT TO SAY WHAT I WANT. I WILL CONTINUE TO BE ON HERE, WETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT. EITHER PAY MY INTERNET BILL OR SHUT THE FUCK UP. UNTIL THEN DONT POST TO ME ANYMORE….BECAUSE I WILL NOT RESPOND.

Im so Happi but sad to say today they hung a noose from a tree at Grady High School In Atlanta Georgia so ppl is testin dey limitz and tryna get more ppl locked up, dis is sum bull

#166 sounds like a 12 year old

I personally support jena 6 views and actions 100%.

#165 I WANT YOU TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION. DO YOU KNOW ME? YOU DONT KNOW ME FROM A CAN OF PAINT. HOW CAN YOU COME ON CL AND TELL ME ,THAT I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY OWN RACE. YOU DONT EVEN NO ME SO HOW CAN YOU MAKE THAT STATEMENT. IF YOU WAS REALLY SO INTERESTED TO KNOW WHAT I SAID, YOU WOULD HAVE NOTICE EVERYTIME THIS COME UP , I DONT AGREE WITH ANY OF THESE FOOLISH JENA PARTIES. JUST BECAUSE I’M BLACK, DONT MEAN THAT I HAVE TO AGREE WITH ANOTHER BLACK PERSON. I FIRMLY BELIEVE WHAT MICHEAL BELL DID AS A INDIVIDUAL WAS WRONG.WHAT THE WHITE BOYS DID WAS WRONG TO. ALL OF THEM WAS EQUALLY WRONG… NOT JUST THE WHITE BOY. YOU CAN GO BACK TO WHATEVER POST I WROTE ON AND MY WORDS FORS THIS POST WILL REMAIN THE SAME.

ALL I’M SAYING IS PEOPLE NEED TO LOOK AT THIS IN A DIFFRENT WAY. MAJORITY OF THE BLACK PEOPLE THINK ITS THE WHITE PEOPLE FAULT. THE WHITE PEOPLE THINK ITS THE BLACK PEOPLE FAULT. EITHER WAY, BOTH RACES IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE WAS WRONG. THATS ALL I’M SAYING.

IANWAY, WHY ARE YOU TELLING ME YOU RATHER READ LULA PEAR POST. I DONT GIVE A FLYING FUCK ABOUT WHO POST YOU WANT TO READ. I DONT COME ON HERE TO MAKE FRIENDS WITH ONLINE BLOGGERS. I COME ON HERE FOR ENTERTAINENT PURPOSE. YOU CAN SHOVE YOUR COMMENTS UP YOUR AZZ FOR ALL I CARE. I DONT OWE YOU OR ANYONE ON HERE A EXPLAINATION FOR WHAT I FEEL. SO PLEASE DO ME A FAVOR AND DONT TALK TO ME.

I WAS TYPING FAST…BIG TYPOS

Rantings of a lunatic

Can someone help me out? In the article it said they decided not to prosecute him as an adult which I believe is 21 right? Im from the UK and here if commit a crime and you are a child you are prosecuted as a child so I dont understand how you can be prosecuted as an adult if you are under age.
Under what circumstances would they prosecute you as an adult if you were a child when you commited the crime?

@170 YOU STILL GOING STRONG ? CHANGING YOUR OPINION NOW EH? ITS EVERYBODY’S FAULT NOW HUH ? FUCK OUTTA HERE ! YOU CANT REDEEM YOURSELF NOW …YOU MADE A COMPLETE ASS OF YOURSELF IN YOUR INTIAL POST .. NO FURTHER EXPLANATION NEEDED. NOW ALL YOU CAN DO IS CURSE BECAUSE YOU DONT STAND FOR NOTHING ! LMAO DAMN

THE APPEAL WAS NOT BASED ON THE MARCH, YEAH RIGHT. JUSTICE WILL CONTINUE TO PREVAIL, BECAUSE BLACK FOLKS ARE NOT HAVING THE BULL ANYMORE. IF THIS WAS THE 1960′S THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN RACE RIOTS AND LYNCHINGS. I AM HONORED TO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE PETITION PROCESS.

DCTRINIGYAL IS SUCH A DAMN IDIOT. THIS NOT MY FIRST TIME REALIZIN THAT BUT HER POST ON THIS SUBJECT PISSED ME OFF. STUPID ASS TRIED TO FIX HER RETARDED ASS PREVIOUS POST. OK THE BLACK STUDENTS SHOULDNT HAVE JUMPED THE BOY. BUT PEOPLE GET JUMPED EVERYDAY [NOT AGREEING WITH IT] BUT ARE THEY IN JAIL FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER? THE WHITE KIDS ASKED FOR IT AND MADE IT DAMN NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE AND AVOID THEM. THEY DEFENDED THEIRSELF. DO THEY DESERVE TO BE PUNISHED? YES, PROBATION, COMMUNITY SERVICE, 3 MONTHS IN JUVE OR SOMETHING. BUT JUVE TIL 21 AND SO FORTH? THATS RIDICULOUS AND TOTALLY UNFAIR.

ALL OF THIS USE OF PROFANITY BACK AND FORTH ABOUT A SERIOUS ISSUE SUCH AS JENA 6 IS NOT CALLED FOR, IN MY OPINION. YES, THIS IS A BLOG AND WE HAVE THE “FREEDOM OF SPEECH” ON OUR SIDE, BUT AGGRESSION ONLY CREATES ANGER NOT A POINT. ANGER AND HATE WAS THE CATALYST FOR THE JENA 6 SITUATION, SO THEREFORE, LET US PLACE OUR ANGER AND USE OF THE F-WORD ON THE SHELF FOR A MINUTE.

Thank God that he is free after 10 months.I must also add that i have lost alot of respect for many black people that i held so highly,seeing that he only needed about 5 grand to get him out. God bless the stranger who was moved to help this young man.

Dr. Phil was good!!! It’s obvious the white folks in Jena are str8 delusional…wanna blame Jesse and Al for “stirring up” shyt! LMAO…

I have been jumped, and jumped other people, (with and without blood). The most I have seen ANYONE get for any fight was PROBATION or a misdemeanor ticket and that is as an adult. I hope the DA looses his job for child abuse! Because doing that to a 16 year old is EXACTLY what that is! This can really mess peoples head up because long court cases are mentally draining. OK, granted NOT ALL of the white people in Jena are a racist, but MOST of them are and the non racist ones KNOW that, so why are ma’fuckas so in denial. That trick biy-otch of a teachers aid on the Dr. Phil show needed her fact ass kicked too for the simple fact she tried to shift the blame on black leaders not praising one simple accomplishment they have contributed to their race, which by the way, have all been NON VIOLENT! If she was legitimate in her arguement, she would have acknowledged yes, there are a lot of racist people in Jena, but not all, the beating was wrong, the kids should have been suspended or put on probation as are 95% of all other school fights,(not including Jena 6, but all parties involved in the racist incidents), but no, the bitch wanted to just bash the black people not recognizing that this was a reaction to prior events!

OH yeah, Mychal Bell better become an attorney after this! He owes us to not proove the nonbelievers right! What ever criminal tendancies dude had prior to this may he leave behind and recognize that he made history and a lot of people sacraficed for his freedom! Hopefully he will make somthing out of it and give back to his peeps.

THATS GOOD NEWS TO HEAR I STILL FEEL SORRY FOR THAT DUDE CAUSE NOW HIS ASS IS STILL LIVING IN THE KKK LUAISIANNA

@ #179, don’t forget about part 2 on Monday. Its gonna be on point!

Al Sharpton was like, “Punishment, what punishment. Why was his punishment so secret”? That broad had nothing to say!

Look at what you did, folks. Quit whining and complaining abou “the whiteman,” and what “they” are doing to us. You took action and look at what you did. Bravo.

I know@183…

I am ready to hear Dr. Phil go off too! Me and my mom were watchin and cussin..they are stupid ass hell. If 6 white boys had beat his ass…nothing like this would be happenin and they know it. Talkin bout 1 more kick and he could have been dead…OH PLEASE! His bytch ass walked out of the ER after only 2 hrs!! Naw, buddy…they in the right city cause if he woulda been in MINE..naw, he he wouldn’t have walked out so quickly after all that..1/2 the school woulda been on that ass.

Mr. Bell was justified. He went to the authorities asked them to defend his rights, He was ignored. Thus the authorities — the government — provided defacto support for the racist actions of the whites. And when the foolish white boy got in his face bragging about the government-sanctioned racists action of the whites, and threatening the brother, the brother defended himself — not just against the foolish white boy, but agaisnt the government, which had turned against and left him out there to fend for himself. We black people must stop seeing the world thru white eyes. Mr. Bell’s actions were justified, thus the charges should be dropped.

We as a people have to trust in God. If we trust in God, he will bring us all through. God always has. We can all get along, but there is always something or someone that has hopes that we continue to be divided as a nation. Division and hatred has always been the downfall of this country. We as a country spend so much time and money worrying about other countries that we don’t take the time and money to heal our own land. If my people who are called by my name would humble themselves, and turn from their wicked ways, THEN, will I heal the land. God Bless, and keep on praying, it’s not over until Jesus cracks the sky….

foxxy380*Out My Socks………..

It’s a shame that you and many others don’t get the BIG picuture. I have a cousin serving a LIFE sentence in Angola state prison for a crime he did not commit. YES, the system takes much of the blame because he never received a fair trail or fair justice but…unfortunately I cannot dismiss the fact that he was hanging around people who committed murder and unfortunately he was associated with the crime. PEOPLE WAKE UP….stay out the justice system in the first place by MAKING BETTER DECISIONS!!!!!!

Stop selling weed and crack so there won’t be an argument about why white men get less time than blacks. Our community is in DENIAL. I am tired of seeing our black men go to jail PERIOD! WAKE UP PEOPLE!!!!!!

foxxy380*Out My Socks
Friday, September 28, 2007
Geesh, they really have some ignorant a$$ people on this board. And to think Nawlins Chick is actually from the boot. Very embarrassing.

MsMac and Tasha…Preach sisters, Preach!!! Can the church get a Amen?

…..YOU’RE IN DENIAL SISTA. ONE WEEKEND GO VISIT YOUR LOCAL JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER OR LOCAL PRISON. BETTER YET….HOW ABOUT YOU GO MENTOR A YOUNG SISTA OR BROTHER SO HOPEFULLY THEY’LL NEVER HAVE TO FACE OUR RACIST LEGAL SYSTEM CAN YOU DO THAT FOR ME INSTEAD OF VENTING ON A BLOG SITE. MATURITY IS TO AGREE TO DISAGREE BUT UNLESS YOU’RE WALKING THE WALK, I CANNOT TAKE YOU SERIOUS.

@ 80 but some of the reasons why besides the fact that yeah some actually do crime is what I wonder about…..something fishy on us being almost 13% of the population and with that population like maybe 65-70% of our population is us (women) but about the same percent of the black men are in jail. I think racism is a huge part of that directly or indirectly.

I’m 21 and I don’t feel I or we have nothing to live for and nothing to lose….i’m around being 18-22 all day, all the time and most of us truly feel the opposite and know a big part of changing things in this country is going to HAVE to start with us.

Damn 100 I think is the first time I’ve 100% agreed with anything you’ve said 0_o.

I’ve seen people jumped and the school handled stuff like that…..not the police…..i’ve seen kids get 14-25 days and stuff like that for fighting and with worse injuries than the Barker boy…

I watched most of the Dr. Phil show……I could type a page on what I did see….the show continuing Monday I’m dying to see but I have class 3:30 to 5 then and I can’t record it…….I really hope Mychal doesn’t have to do anymore time……doing almost 4 yrs. in a detention center is just wrong….he did 10 months in an adult jail already gotdamn smh.

In these 10 months I feel how Walters and the judge went about this is pretty much criminal.

Liar! The LaSalle Parish District Attorney saying that his decision didn’t have anything to do with the rally, they know they scarrrred of black pple coming together.

Hopefully this is an eye opener for all of the people who swear up and down that blacks are not discriminated against and that blacks are the most racist! Come on people! Man…even Mexicans discriminate against blacks! and to all of the black men who turn to Others with the excuse of us being bitter F-U! Look at what we go through!

EBZ01….

I work with young children in the elementary - middle school age range. At such a young age, many of them already possess an ‘I don’t care attitude’. Many of these children come from broken homes or unstable homes, their parents are in their mid-late 20’s. There is a generation behind us that is watching and absorbing everything that we do. We have to lead by example and by making informed decisions. By now, I think we have all realized that our generation does not have solied, reliable leadership as our parents and grandparents had in the 60’s. WE ARE OUR OWN LEADERS, and we must lead by example. There is another generation growing up behind us and looking up to US because many of them do not have someone at home to look up to!

Wow…its jumpin on in here…well let me add my ten cents:

1. Dr. Phil: Good for him. It is about time that a mainstream white media person begin to speak about the issues of racism and racial injustice because THAT’S WHERE THE CONVERSATION NEEDS TO START. Racism is about the institutionalized acceptance that certain groups are preferred and selected for access to opportunity and services so it is so important that people in power have this discussion because people not power (Black People) have had this discussion for centuries.

2. One of the big problems in our society is that the juvenile justice system has changed from rehabilitative to punative over the last 30 years (an perhaps even more so in Black Urban centers). Having said this, it is no wonder that Bell and many others are facing harsher punishment and it is good that we are having these discussions about the proportionality of punishment to the charge act. This sort of stuff of the Jena Six rings so true to the Furman v. Georgia or the Scottsboro boys or African American men being charged with ambiguous acts of moral turpitude so that they could be denied the right to vote. So it is so important that we challenge disproprtional punishments.

3. Having said all that: my understanding is that the last of the young gentlemen has a criminal record and was currently on juvenile probation at the time of the event. (Please correct me if this is not true) If it is true then this is where it gets touchy and where the judge may be in his right to punish him differently than the others. Also, if I am not mistaken, juvenile courts do not have juries (there is a certain logic that prevents juvies from having the same sort of due process as adults).

WOOHOO!

get_me_bodied
Friday, September 28, 2007
FOXXY, HONEY U A MESS, LOL
AND WHAT ON GOD’S GREEN EARTH IS THIS I HEAR ABOUT THAT BLACK FOLK’S 100 YEARS OF VOTING WILL BE UP IN YEAR 2010 AND WE WILL THEN GO BACK TO SLAVERY? THIS LADY JUST TOLD ME THAT AS I CHECKED HER IN AND I WAS BLOWED! GOD HELP US!
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Get_me_Bodied

That’s partially correct — but bottom line, Blacks Voting RIGHTS will not be revoked, the 15th amendment guaranteed the rights of all citzens to vote, but many southern states enacted Jim Crows voting requirements that effectively prevented and intimidated Blacks from voting.

In 1965 the Voting Rights Act was passed, but it didn’t guarantee Blacks the right to vote, Blacks already had the right, it just provided for the ENFORCEMENT of that right. It authorized the federal government to send federal registrars to register voters and federal agents to protect voters and insure that they were allowed to vote.

The voting rights act was intended to be temporary - initially set for 5 years, then 7 years and then another 25 years ending in 2007. Even if it is not extended, it will not take away our right to vote.

More info at :

http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/voting/misc/clarify3.htm
and http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/pending/voting.asp

This whole ordeal has been overly long and drawn out. I knew that eventually this would happen because Sharpton and some of these high level black Christian preachers have been set up to look like leaders for the black community by the whites in the top levels of power. These black leaders have to clean up these messy situations while at the same time making black people think that there are vanguards that will stand up for the injustices that are perpetrated.

I watched the 2nd part on Dr. Phil..some of the white folks in Jena are delusional…I’m convinced…to think there wasn’t a problem in their town b4 this…smdh

IT WAS A SCHOOL FIGHT! It should have been handled as such: suspension, detention, NOT murder charges! And those Anti-American turds with the nooses ought to have their butts kicked by every non-racist white person in the parish. Or simply deported to Canada!
RAcial HOly PEace!