- “Jackson sharply criticized presidential hopeful and Illinois Sen. Barack Obama for “acting like he’s white” in what Jackson said has been a tepid response to six black juveniles’ arrest on attempted-murder charges in Jena”
- “I can’t emphasize how far from over this is. Mychal Bell remains in jail, and the other five members of The Jena Six are still awaiting trial, with two still facing conspiracy and attempted second degree murder charges.”
- ” A three-judge panel ruled Tuesday, however, that it would not consider a motion to free Bell from prison. ‘The motion for release from custody, filed by the defendant in this court, is premature,’ the panel ruled”
- Scroll down to third story from Jena’s hometown newspaper. Talk about fair and balanced reporting. Like this: “The committee’s investigation revealed there was no racial motivation behind the nooses.” ROFL!
- “On Wednesday, the civil rights activist said in a statement that he was “taken out of context.” It said he commended Obama “for speaking out and demanding fairness on this defining issue. Any attempt to dilute my support for Sen. Obama will not succeed.”
- “Many residents of this town, which is 86% white, said they resented the media invasion, arguing that the conflict at the high school had been blown out of proportion, fed by journalists and activists’ stereotypes of small Southern towns.”
- “Why is it that mainstream white media and white folks in general are so obsessed (once again) with OJ’s guilt but paying little or no attention to the innocence of the Jena Six?”
- Check out these great photos from the protests yesterday.
- “I’m also imagining what would happen if every person who wore a t-shirt today or handed out a flyer or wrote a blog post woke up tomorrow and looked for the Mychal Bell in their own backyard. He, or She, won’t be hard to find.”
- “it has become abundantly clear that that mainstream media outlets ignore news items concerning racism. Black bloggers had to form petitions and send them to the national broadcasters in order for them to pay attention to this case.”
- “Conyers said he would hold the forum next week during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s annual legislative conference in Washington, planning it for 3 p.m. next Friday at the Washington Convention Center.”
- “Does anyone else find that last statement ironic and absurd? In the seven years since Bush has been president, he has “reach[ed] out to the African-American community” and met with the NAACP only a handful of times”
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The Octavia Butler Book Club
(Click the book for the latest conversation) Feminism for Real – Jessica, Latoya, Andrea
The Same Woman – Thea
I Speak For Myself – Fatemeh
Yes Means Yes – Latoya
Sex Ed and Youth – Jessica
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