Aug 1st, 2008 · The judge overseeing the criminal cases for the remaining Jena Six defendants was removed against his will Friday for making questionable remarks about the six black teenagers charged in an attack on a white high-school classmate in the central Louisiana town of Jena.
Dec 5th, 2007 · Mychal Bell, one of the "Jena Six," has accepted a plea bargain as one of six black teenage boys accused of beating a white classmate after a series of racially motivated incidents in Louisiana. Chicago Tribune reporter Howard Witt and Louis Scott, attorney for Bell, explain details of the plea.
Oct 28th, 2007 · Since the Jena Six incident in Louisiana, in which nooses were hung from a tree on a high school campus, reports of nooses have increased. It's unclear, however, whether there is an actual surge in racist events vs. a surge in reporting on the incidents.
Sep 21st, 2007 · Student Justin Barker was beaten up by six black youths in Jena, La., last year. Now his father David talks about his son, the Jena Six case and race relations in the rural Louisiana town.
Sep 21st, 2007 · Each week, the guys of the Barbershop give their take on the latest buzz in the news. This week, they discuss the "Jena Six" rally, O.J. Simpson's latest legal troubles and the sexual harassment case being tried against Isiah Thomas.
Sep 20th, 2007 · The streets of Jena, La., overflow with demonstrators rallying around the "Jena Six." Six black teens in the town face criminal charges for their role in the beating of a white student at the local high school last December.
Sep 14th, 2007 · The men in this week's Barbershop weigh in on the latest "Jena Six" developments, reports of racial tension on the University of Maryland's campus and the latest news in the NFL.