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Michael Baisden and other community leaders have called on us to support the Jena 6 by attending the rally in Louisiana or showing our unity and wearing ALL BLACK on Thursday September 20th, 2007.
If you haven't heard much about Jena 6, perhaps it's because our news is inundated with reports of Lindsay's latest DUI. The B-Life loves to enjoy the lighter side, but its time to give proper attention to a case of modern-day racial injustice in Jena, Louisiana.

The story has many layers, but this timeline lays everything out. Basically, a flurry of racially charged incidents was initiated when a young black man had to asked permission to sit under the "white tree" at school. The next day, 3 nooses were hanging from that very tree as a warning. Thereafter, tensions ran high in Jena, and black students were beaten, arrested, and unfairly charged with overly harsh crimes when they tried to defend themselves.

It's easy to push the days of Jim Crow and KKK out of our minds when we enter corporate offices, ad agencies, and universities on the daily. They say racism always exists, but becomes more institutional than overt once you've "made it". We're not claiming one is better than the other, but in places like Jena, lives were threatened because of these men are black.

If you're in or around Jena, please support the protest. If not, you can sign the online petition.

HERE’S HOW YOU CAN PROTEST FROM ANYWHERE:
1. Wear BLACK on September 20th to protest Un-Equal Justice wherever you are
2. Register to Vote to make your voice heard beyond today
3. Sign the Petitions above
4. Email government officials
5. Call government officials
6. Tell your friends and co-workers to do the same

RALLY & MARCH FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE
DATE: SEPTEMBER 20, 2007
LOCATION: JENA, LA
WHAT TO WEAR: BLACK
SCHEDULE:*

• 7:00am Protesters assemble at Ward 10 Recreation Park
• 7:30am March to the steps of the LaSalle Parish Courthouse
• 8:00am Prayers / Speakers front of the Courthouse
• 9:00am Sentencing for Mychal Bell
• 11:00am March to Park / Rally in Support of Mychal Bell & the Jena 6
• 2:00pm Adjournment
• 4:00pm Town Hall Meeting on "Quality Education without Fear or Intimidation" C-Span

* Schedule is tentative and subject to change based on sentencing time

Click the video for details surrounding the Jena 6 case.