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CampusLATELY (blog)
July 17, 2017
Grambling State graduate, Bryant Purvis, writes “My story as a Jena 6” discussing his past of being arrested after being charged with attempted murder at 17 years old for the beating of a white high school student in the central Louisiana town of Jena. On December 4, 2006, a white student at Jena HighÃÂ ...
Shreveport Times
July 5, 2017
Bryant Purvis was 17 years old when he was charged with attempted murder for the beating of a white high school student in the central Louisiana town of Jena. Purvis said he was "completely innocent" of his alleged crime. He took a plea deal in 2007, to a reduced charge of simple battery, he said,ÃÂ ...
NOLA.com
February 10, 2017
And now Louisiana's so-called Jena Six -- a half-dozen jailed black teens whose cases in 2006 and 2007 became a symbol of racial inequalities in the justice system -- will be the subject of a new feature film. Roger Donaldson ("Dante's Peak," "Cocktail") will direct the independently produced race drama,ÃÂ ...
Dark Horizons
February 9, 2017
“Dante's Peak” and “The Bank Job” helmer Roger Donaldson is attached to direct the independent drama “Jena Six” which begins production in April in New Orleans. The title refers to six black high school students in a small Louisiana town who were initially charged with attempted murder in a 2006 attackÃÂ ...
New York Times
April 13, 2016
We should therefore expect no easy answers from her “Blood at the Root,” inspired by the racially divisive case of the Jena Six involving black Louisiana teenagers accused of an attack on a white schoolmate. Directed by Steve Broadnax, this production originated at the Penn State School of Theater twoÃÂ ...
Knoe.com
February 9, 2016
MONROE, La (KNOE 8 News)- We are looking back at a story that rocked the nation 10 years ago. Back in 2006, a black student at Jena High School asked the principal if he could sit under a tree on the school grounds where white students normally sat. The next day when the students showed up forÃÂ ...
Business Insider
April 14, 2015
Theo Shaw Jena 6 Six "Jena 6" member Theo Shaw, pictured as an 18-year-old on August 6, 2007.Brent Stirton/Getty Images. In 2007, as a member of the "Jena Six," Theo Shaw, then 17, spent seven months in jail, unable to pay for bail after being accused of gang-beating a white student. Now Shaw isÃÂ ...
NOLA.com
April 10, 2015
Shaw and the other young black men who became known as Jena 6 were presented to the world as the epitome of savagery. They needed to be charged with attempted murder for sending a white schoolmate to the emergency room. It didn't matter that he was soon discharged or that he was feeling wellÃÂ ...
The Advocate
December 17, 2014
Mychal Bell, who made national headlines a few years ago as part of the 'Jena Six,' has graduated from Southern University. According to a graduate list supplied by the school, Bell received a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies during Friday's graduation. In 2006, Bell and five other black teensÃÂ ...
WBRC FOX6 News
December 31, 1999
"We will make Jena 6 and St. Louis look like it was practice, but it will be peaceful," said Glasgow. A date has not been set for the upcoming rally, but Glasgow said to look for an announcement after Friday and that rally could happen in Troy on U.S. Highway 231. Wilkerson's family didn't want to speak muchÃÂ ...
Brattleboro Reformer
March 17, 2017
Award-winning journalist to speak about his book, "No More Heroes: Grassroots Responses to the Savior Mentality" 6 p.m., Friday, March 31.
Broadway World
March 3, 2017
A striking new ensemble drama based on the Jena Six; six black students who were initially charged with attempted murder for a school fight after being provoked with nooses hanging from a tree on campus.
NOLA.com
February 10, 2017
And now Louisiana's so-called Jena Six -- a half-dozen jailed black teens whose cases in 2006 and 2007 became a symbol of racial inequalities in the justice system -- will be the subject of a new feature film.
Dark Horizons
February 9, 2017
"Dante's Peak" and "The Bank Job" helmer Roger Donaldson is attached to direct the independent drama "Jena Six" which begins production in April in New Orleans. The title refers to six black high school students in a small Louisiana town who were ...
Variety
February 9, 2017
Roger Donaldson is directing the independent drama "Jena Six," with production set to start in April in New Orleans, Variety has learned exclusively.
HERE. NOW
January 16, 2017
Among others, Rakesh Kumar Jena (six points) who got a walkover against S Prasanna, finished joint sixth. Rajesh Nayak, Sidhant Mohapatra and Baibhav Mishra finished joint seventh with 5.5 points in their kitty.
Bar & Bench
January 12, 2017
A similar view was taken by another Single Judge in Nitya Ranjan Jena However, soon thereafter, a Division Bench of the very same High Court in Tufan Chatterjee took a markedly different view in as much as it held that while the Amendment Act would notÃÂ ...
Digital Journal
December 2, 2016
Oh yeah, that's right, he rectified the Jena Six situation, incorporated a segment of his show for blacks to network to start their own businesses and conducted meaningful dialogue about black issues.
History News Network (HNN)
December 2, 2016
Ibram X. Kendi hugged his wife, climbed to the stage at the National Book Awards, and turned to address the black-tie-clad literati gathered at Cipriani Wall Street, an event space in New York.
Fusion
November 28, 2016
Eleven years ago, Theo was a high school senior in Jena, Louisiana when he was wrongly arrested and charged with attempted murder, which led to him spending eight months in jail as part of the so-called Jena 6. Shaw hopes his training as a public ...
WNYC
November 14, 2016
Eleven years ago, Theo was a high school senior in Jena, Louisiana when he was wrongly arrested and charged with attempted murder, which led to him spending eight months in jail as part of the so-called Jena 6. Shaw hopes his training as a public ...
USA TODAY High School Sports
October 23, 2016
Others receiving votes: Parkview Baptist (5-3) beat Donaldsonville 52-24, Jena (6-2) beat Avoyelles 44-20, South Beauregard (7-1) beat Westlake 45-27, Northwest (8-0) beat Ville Platte 54-6, Peabody (6-2) beat Buckeye 48-14, University (4-4) beat GlenÃÂ ...
New Pittsburgh Courier
October 17, 2016
Baisden is also credited as being one of the most influential voices in the election and re-election of President Obama. And he was undeniably the leading voice in the Jena 6 (spearheading the march) and Trayvon Martin cases. His partnership with the ...
Eurweb.com
September 30, 2016
And he was undeniably the leading voice in the Jena 6 (spearheading the march) and Trayvon Martin cases. His partnership with the Black and Missing Foundation continues beyond radio.
SDSU Newscenter
September 29, 2016
The play is based on the true story of the "Jena Six," a group of black students in a small town in Louisiana who were convicted of attempted murder in response to a racially charged schoolyard brawl in 2006.
The Milwaukee Community Journal
September 22, 2016
Baisden is also credited as being one of the most influential voices in the election and re-election of President Obama. And he was undeniably the leading voice in the Jena 6 (spearheading the march) and Trayvon Martin cases. His partnership with the ...
Rolling Out
September 9, 2016
"It's really very exciting and fascinating. People underestimate the power of Black bloggers, but they're on the come-up and they've made things happen.
Alexandria Town Talk
August 23, 2016
... of Jena over its parade ordinance (the group, which has been characterized as a white supremacist organization, was seeking to hold a rally in the town while racial tensions were high from the Jena Six case) and the death penalty case of Thomas ...
New Pittsburgh Courier
August 12, 2016
Mobilizing/organizing with a mission of "Freeing Minds One Rhyme at a Time," he gained national/international acclaim with "Free the Jena 6" which helped to galvanize the movement to exonerate six Black students accused of attempted murder after aÃÂ ...
richlandtoday.com
August 10, 2016
He has handled high profile cases like the Jena Six, and some of his cases, such as State v. Carney, have set legal precedence or reaffirmed important principles of law.
U.S. News & World Report
August 9, 2016
Where other students might have been sent home or suspended, the "Jena Six" were arrested and charged with attempted second-degree murder and conspiracy.
New Republic
August 8, 2016
This is why the best pages of Smith's memoir are not those in which he reads events like the Jena Six trial, Lebron James's decision to go to Miami, or dissects figures like Dave Chappelle or Kanye West, an artist he astutely recognizes as an avatar ...
MyAJC
August 4, 2016
She felt the same when the government dragged its feet responding to Hurricane Katrina victims in New Orleans and later when protests broke out over what some considered unfair treatment of the Jena Six, the black teens convicted in the 2006 beating of ...
Rolling Out
July 31, 2016
I was moved to action when rode a bus to Jena, Lousiana, during the Jena 6 trial when I saw Black children being lynched in the courts.
Truth-Out
July 31, 2016
... the people, places and events that influenced Smith's political education about issues such as racism, sexism, homophobia and politics, as he discusses Kanye West and Hurricane Katrina, his time at Hampton University, the Jena Six and Dave Chappelle.
The Hayride
July 29, 2016
I get the intent of the law, which was passed in the wake of the Jena 6 incident when racial tensions were through the roof, though some could argue that the law itself violates the First Amendment.
Scary Mommy
July 27, 2016
White America remembers this at ugly flashpoints: Michael Brown's brutal shooting, 14-year-old Tamir Rice's killing at the hands of police officers, the Jena Six, Trayvon Martin's death. White America recoils in horror, but not at the crimes - though ...
Windy City Times
July 19, 2016
"My high school activism was limited to putting ribbons together in solidarity with Jena Six and also being an ensemble member with About Face Youth Theatre," said Williams.
AlterNet
July 15, 2016
But even as we shouted for justice, I knew it wasn't enough from my experiences in rallying for the Jena six and Trayvon Martin.
Huffington Post
July 12, 2016
In 2007, discussing the Jena 6 in Louisiana, she said, "I am deeply concerned about reports of potentially disparate treatment of white youths and African-American youths in the criminal justice system.
Huffington Post
May 12, 2016
While attending North Carolina Central University, I organized my first fundraising protest in support of Jena Six. The six black teenagers in Louisiana convicted of beating a white student in 2006 proceeding racial incidents.
ThinkProgress
May 4, 2016
In 2007, after white students hung nooses on a tree the day after a black student sat beneath it, racial tensions boiled over at Jena High School in Louisiana.
New York Times
April 13, 2016
Dominique Morisseau knows where the truth lies, and it is rarely on solid ground. This fast-rising playwright takes on charged issues, from downsizing to drugs, without ever turning pundit or polemicist.
MyAJC
March 29, 2016
But we also answered Michael Baisden's call to action and traveled to Jena, La. to support the Jena Six. We became familiar with the rally and protest tactics of our grandparents' civil rights movement as we now had to fight for justice.
Baptist News Global
March 28, 2016
After successfully working to overturn "what we considered to be a grave injustice" in Tulia, Texas, Bean and his organization received requests to help in other cases, including the "Jena Six" case in Jena, La., in 2007. He told the story of the first ...
MyAJC
March 29, 2016
But we also answered Michael Baisden's call to action and traveled to Jena, La. to support the Jena Six. We became familiar with the rally and protest tactics of our grandparents' civil rights movement as we now had to fight for justice.
Baptist News Global
March 28, 2016
After successfully working to overturn "what we considered to be a grave injustice" in Tulia, Texas, Bean and his organization received requests to help in other cases, including the "Jena Six" case in Jena, La., in 2007. He told the story of the first ...
HERE. NOW
March 21, 2016
Samir Jena (6/42) was the wrecker-in-chief for Malkangiri. In reply, Bikash bowled a devastating spell to restrict Malkangiri to 149 and get a crucial seven-run lead for his side.
Bastrop Daily Enterprise
March 2, 2016
Page 3 of 3 - Friday. Mangham vs. False River, 6 p.m.. Saturday. Eunice vs. University, 10 a.m.. Mangham vs. Northlake Christian, 5 p.m.. AT CALDWELL. Thursday. Caldwell vs. Jena, 6 p.m.. Saturday. Ascension Catholic vs. St. Mary, 11:30 a.m.. Caldwell vs.
HERE. NOW
February 28, 2016
Dubai, Feb 27: Stan Wawrinka reached his second final of the season as Nick Kyrgios retired injured from their semifinal at the ATP Dubai Championships here Friday night.
