Jena

Still Awaiting Justice In Jena

Jeff Chang | Posted 05.27.2008 | Politics


Jeff Chang

Eight months after 40,000 people converged on Jena, Louisiana, justice still awaits the six young men whose cases inspired one of the biggest civil rights marches in recent history.

White Separatists Protest MLK Day In Jena

Time | Mary Foster | Posted 01.22.2008 | Politics


About 50 white separatists protested the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday Monday in this tiny town, which was thrust into the spotlight months ago by 20...

Hanging Nooses: Hate or Hoax Upsurge

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 10.12.2007 | Politics


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Racial hoaxes almost always fall apart but they work for a time because they play hard on the stereotypes, myths, and fears about blacks and Latinos.

John Mellencamp's New Song About a Small Town

Howie Klein | Posted 10.02.2007 | Entertainment


Howie Klein

In August he recorded the song "Jena," as soon as he heard what was going on in that small town. He wanted to get it out even before the album was released.

WDUH

August J. Pollak | Posted 10.01.2007 | Politics


August J. Pollak

Some of the latest news isn't as surprising as the reports make it out to be. To see more of August J. Pollak's cartoon "Some Guy With a Webs...

Popcorn Fumes. The Final Veto. Nothing's left.

Tom D'Antoni | Posted 09.26.2007 | Politics


Tom D'Antoni

In a speech today, President George W. Bush announced that if the Congress passes the proposed law on..... Wait. There isn't anything good left for h...

Jena: The Day In Pictures

Benjamin Chaneles | Posted 09.21.2007 | Media


Benjamin Chaneles

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Jesse Jackson: I Don't Recall Saying Obama Is "Acting Like He's White"

Chicago Sun Times | Lynn Sweet | Posted 09.20.2007 | Politics


The Rev. Jesse Jackson told the Chicago Sun-Times on Wednesday night he doubted a flare-up over a remark attributed to him about White House hopeful S...

Racism, Hatred and Southern Justice are Alive and Well in Jena, Louisiana

Etan Thomas and Dave Zirin | Posted 09.12.2007 | Politics


Etan Thomas and Dave Zirin

Outsiders are always what people in the South have called those who challenge racism. But the story of Jena is not an outsider/insider story. It's about the worst tradition: what is known as Southern Justice.


 

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