The Jena Six: An American Tragedy and a Shameful Reality
Six black students from Jena, Louisiana have been incarcerated since December of last year because of a protest and violence that ensued as a result of one black student sitting under the "white tree" at their high school. The "white" tree --- such a throwback in time. Many using the internet today will not understand or even get the significance of asking "permission" to do something that one takes for granted in the United States. We live in America where we all have rights, don't we?
Yeah, many of you black and white, especially if you're 40 years old or younger, probably thought 'old people' were just tripping behind all this racial stuff. You probably didn't want to read 'Roots', forget about watching it on television. Black people have Oprah with her millions of dollars, top-rated television show and other enterprises, right? Shoot, Denzel, Queen Latifah and Will Smith make millions from the big screen and Barack Obama is positioned to become the next president of the United States.
Then the reality checks kick in. Remember the derogatory words of Don Imus, murder of Martin Lee Anderson, incarceration of Genarlow Wilson, Marcus Dixon, Shaquanda Cotton and the Jena 6. Wake up. This is the real deal. This is the same shameful treatment of black Hurricane Katrina survivors portrayed as 'looting' for food and white Hurricane Katrina survivors 'finding' food. Give me a break. Remember Rosa Parks? Well, the Jena 6 is this century's Rosa Parks.
In Spike Lee's movie about Hurricane Katrina, When the Levees Broke, actor Wendell Pierce made a statement about a permanent underclass in Louisiana. By this Jena 6 situation, I understand how the blatant, inhumane mistreatment of blacks occurred so easily in the New Orleans area immediately after Katrina. The courageous young black people in Jena took a stand. Right-minded folks must stand with them. Expose this shameful situation to the world. Ask the presidential candidates about the Jena 6 and Genarlow Wilson.
Watch the videos below for background information and to get brought up to speed on the Jena 6 case. Take action and spread the word about this story.
Call and write. Let your voice be heard. The Jena 6 Defense Committee PO Box 2798, Jena, LA 71342 jena6defense@gmail.com
Murphy McMillan, Mayor P.O. Box 26 Jena, La. 71342 Phone (318) 992-2148
To contact District Attorney Reed Walters directly:
Reed Walters, District Attorney 28th Judicial District PO Box 1940 Jena, Louisiana 71342-1940 (318) 992-8282 Fax: (318) 992-4731
Please contact: Senator Mary Landrieu webpage contact link (202) 224-5824 Senator David Vittner webpage contact link Phone:(202) 224-4623 Rep Bobby Jindal webpage contact link Phone: (202)-225-3015 Rep William Jefferson Phone: (202) 225-6636 Rep Charlie Melancon webpage contact link Phone: (202) 225-4031 Rep Jim McCrery webpage contact link Phone: (202) 225-2777 Rep Rodney Alexander webpage contact link Phone: (202) 225-8490 Rep Richard Baker webpage contact link Phone: 202-225-3901 Rep Charles Boustany webpage contact link Phone: (202) 225-2031
3 comments:
Beware of Anzio. This is an instigator, with no blogger background or identity.
Thanks, Eddie.
"A lion doesn't turn around when a small dog barks." ---African Proverb
i am going to get me a can of black shoe polish and rub myself from head to toe and strut around some white shopping mall doing my best to boogie and jive my way around and see how the decent white folk smile at me uncomfortably and sly themselves away from me as i try to stoke up some ghetto talk conversation with 'em
as i have fun making the decent and plesant white people uncomfortable and make grunting sounds and make farting sounds close to them i will carefully observe how careful they are to avoid objecting to my 'black presence'
when i have finished having my fun with the white people i will scream at them as i exit the door what m....f..... racists all white people are
then as i wait outside i will see 3,4 maybe 5 of them come outside with tears in their eyes begging forgiveness for displaying their 'white-racism' to me. i will then lean back and have a great belly laugh as i rub off the black shoe polish from my face and they too will at first be greatly embarrassed and then have a giggle fit as how they were hoodwinked, and then i will tell them about 'black race poilitics' and the 'cult of diversity' and their etes will hopefully be opened to the fraud and hypocrisy of black race number politics games in this nation
Post a Comment