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September 21, 2007 | Story
We go to Jena, Louisiana to speak to two mothers of the Jena Six: Caseptla Bailey, mother of Robert Bailey; and Tina Jones, mother of Bryant Purvis. [includes rush transcript]
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September 21, 2007 | Story
One day after the historic march, we re-air our July 10th report that helped bring the case of the Jena Six to national attention. Jacquie Soohen of Big Noise Films interviewed Jena Six members and …
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September 21, 2007 | Headline
Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in the town of Jena, Louisiana Thursday to demand justice for the Jena Six. It was one of the largest civil rights rallies the south has seen since the 1960s. …
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September 20, 2007 | Blog Post
The tree at Jena High School has been cut down, but the furor around it has only grown.
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September 20, 2007 | Story
Tens of thousands of protesters are expected to gather today in the tiny town of Jena, Louisiana for a rally to support six African American students -- - known as the Jena Six -- who were initially …
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September 20, 2007 | Story
Independent journalist Rick Rowley joins us from Jena, Louisiana for a live report on the protests in support of the Jena Six. We get reaction from Little Rock Nine member Minnijean Brown-Trickey. …
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September 20, 2007 | Headline
Back in the United States, tens of thousands of people are expected in the tiny town of Jena, Louisiana today for a rally in support of six African-American high school students facing jail time for a …
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September 20, 2007 | Story
Celebrations are being prepared in Little Rock, Arkansas for the 50th anniversary of one of the pivotal events of the civil rights era. In September 1957,three years after the Supreme Court's landmark …
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September 19, 2007 | Story
LaSalle Parish school board member Billy "Bulldog" Fowler reveals the school district conducted an internal investigation about the Jena Six but the school board was not allowed to review it before …
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September 19, 2007 | Story
Activists from across the country are heading to Jena, Louisiana for a major demonstration on Thursday to protest the treatment of six African American high school students who were jailed and faced …