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  • La. Officer Indicted in Tasing Death
    August 15, 2008 | Headline
    And in Louisiana, a white police officer has been indicted for the tasing death of a young African American man in the town of Winnfield. Baron Pikes died on January 17 from electrocution after the …
  • Family of Taser Victim Sues La. City for Wrongful Death
    August 13, 2008 | Headline
    In Louisiana, the family of a police taser victim has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against city officials in the town of Winnfield. Baron Pikes died on January 17 from electrocution after a police …
  • Jena Six Judge Removed from Case
    August 04, 2008 | Headline
    In legal news, the judge overseeing the criminal cases of some of the Jena Six defendants has been removed from the case. The impartiality of Judge J.P. Mauffray had been questioned, after he …
  • Black Activists to Obama: "What About the Black Community?"
    August 04, 2008 | Headline
    And finally, Senator Barack Obama was confronted Friday by a group of black activists during a town hall meeting in St. Petersburg, Florida. Three men from the International People's Democratic Uhuru …
  • La. Prosecutors Seek Indictment of Officer in Taser Death
    July 29, 2008 | Headline
    And in Louisiana, prosecutors have announced they plan to seek the indictment of a white officer in the tasing death of a young African American man in the town of Winnfield. Baron Pikes died on …
  • Death by Taser: Police Accused of Cover-Up in Death of African American Man Shocked Nine Times While in Handcuffs
    July 24, 2008 | Story
    Police in the city of Winnfield, Louisiana are being accused of covering up the death of twenty-one-year-old Baron Pikes. He died in police custody on January 21 after being shot nine times with a …
  • White Separatists Gather in Jena, Louisiana
    January 22, 2008 | Headline
    In news from Jena, Louisiana, dozens of white separatists gathered on Monday to protest the Martin Luther King holiday. The rally was organized by the Mississippi-based Nationalist Movement. The …
  • Jailed Jena 6 Teen Moved to Foster Care
    January 03, 2008 | Headline
    And in Louisiana, the jailed Jena Six defendant, Mychal Bell, has been transferred from a juvenile prison to a foster home. Bell is serving an eighteen-month sentence. The prosecutor and judge in the …
  • 2007 in Review: Power, Politics and Resistance Pt. 2
    January 01, 2008 | Story
    Today, part two of our special look back at 2007, including the Jena Six, the Petraeus report, the trial of Jose Padilla, Alberto Gonzales's resignation, Alan Greenspan v. Naomi Klein, Michael Mukasey …
  • Jena 6 Defendant Mychal Bell Agrees to Plea Deal
    December 04, 2007 | Headline
    And in Louisiana, the Jena Six defendant Mychal Bell has reached a plea deal with prosecutors. Bell will get an eighteen-month sentence to a juvenile prison and receive credit for time served. He is …