Mychal Bell, the 17-year-old black teenager whose arrest and detention led to the “Jena 6″ protests, has agreed to a plea deal that could lead to his release by June, his lawyer said Monday. Bell was originally charged as an adult with attempted murder in an assault on a white fellow student, Justin Barker, at Jena High School in 2006.
Democratic lawmakers denounced federal authorities for failing to intervene in the Jena Six case, citing racist noose-hanging incidents far beyond the one in the small Louisiana town.
Howie Klein: If Mayor McMillin thinks Mellencamp’s pro-Jens Six song is “inflammatory”, why is he creating a safe haven for the KKK in his town?
Democracy Now! goes 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.
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