Thursday, September 06, 2007
Jena Six
I want to know why the story of Jena Six isn't being broadcast on all the news networks. I'm somewhat ashamed that I haven't heard about it before. Thanks to kate at ak8 a cat a mission for posting a link to the story. The Group News Blog writes about it much better than I could. I've lived most of my life in the South, and I've witnessed some horrible examples of racism. I have, however, never seen anything like this. Unfortunately, I'm not surprised, and that is what really disappoints me. Why do our national leaders continue to ignorantly assume that race is no longer an issue in this country?
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in a region that still has segregated proms....yeah, I'm not surprised, either, even though I've never seen anything quite as egregious as that. racism is alive and well and we're not talking subtle under the radar racism either.
elle,phd (who can be found at http://elleabd.blogspot.com/) has been documenting, reporting on, and rallying support for awareness of the Jena Six for quite a while now if you want to get the back story, details, context, etc. She's actually from the area, and she highlights many of the reasons national attention is lacking.
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