Jena 6 News

Where are this generation's Freedom Riders?

By Mychal Denzel Smith

8:52 AM on 05/25/2011

OPINION - If young people were willing to risk their lives 50 years ago for the cause of equal rights, where are the youth activists of today willing to do the same?...
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Small town La. mayor denied bail in case of 'small town justice'

By Katti Gray

8:50 AM on 04/07/2011

TheGRIO REPORT - Legal advocates are protesting now former mayor Bobby Higginbotham's May 2010 conviction...
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Ten stories of the decade that have changed black America

By Ronda Racha Penrice

9:36 AM on 12/28/2009

OPINION - As we close out the decade and await the imminent arrival of 2010, here are the ten stories that have shaken us up and changed the way we see this country, the world and ourselves...
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Slideshow: 12 key civil rights moments of the decade

By Kristen Clarke

10:26 AM on 12/21/2009

OPINION - The first decade of the new century has been marked by incredible triumphs, ongoing challenges, and a number of historic moments...
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Five members of Jena Six plead no contest

By theGrio via AP

5:58 PM on 06/26/2009

Five members of the Jena Six pleaded no contest Friday to misdemeanor simple battery and won't serve jail time, ending a case that thrust a small Louisiana town into the national spotlight and sparked a massive civil rights demonstration...
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Jena Six cases near conclusion

By theGrio via AP

10:58 AM on 06/25/2009

Five of six black teens accused of beating a white high school classmate in a case that led to the biggest civil rights protest in decades will plead guilty in a deal expected to be finalized this week...
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