Is anyone else as mad as I am

[amyh]

I've been hearing about this on the radio, its insane! I cannot belive people continue to have this mentality.

[Jessica]

Catherine... no they don't still have white and colored bathrooms in the south?!?! Are you freaking serious?!? That's amazing.

 

that is commonly reserved for the enjoyment of the white students of the school. School officials allegedly told the Black students that it was ok to sit wherever they wanted and they went ahead and did so.

This, I can't even believe. First of all, how can a tree be commonly reserved for the white students?! That's just ridiculous, and secondly, the black students don't need permission from school officials to sit under the tree. It's a freaking tree on school grounds. They are students there. Unless there's a rule no students can sit there, black, white, polka dotted, they can sit where ever they want.

 

Stuff like this makes me sad. I was raised in a very tolerant home and my neighborhood was very mixed in terms of race. I grew up comfortable with and friends with a variety of people. Unfortunately though, not everyon'es fmaily is like this. Stuff like this is still happening and will probably never cease because much like family tradition, racism is something taught and handed down from generation to generation.

[jajajaja]

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Originally Posted by JessicaLovesBrian Catherine... no they don't still have white and colored bathrooms in the south?!?! Are you freaking serious?!? That's amazing. that is commonly reserved for the enjoyment of the white students of the school. School officials allegedly told the Black students that it was ok to sit wherever they wanted and they went ahead and did so. This, I can't even believe. First of all, how can a tree be commonly reserved for the white students?! That's just ridiculous, and secondly, the black students don't need permission from school officials to sit under the tree. It's a freaking tree on school grounds. They are students there. Unless there's a rule no students can sit there, black, white, polka dotted, they can sit where ever they want.

I too found this completely ridiculous. When I read the first part of the story I was appalled. Trees are reserved for the white students?!! Wow. Not to mention how sickening the rest of the story turned out to be.

I grew up in Oregon and specifically an area that is not very diverse. To hear some people to use that as an excuse for their ignorance enrages me. You don't have to see people of different ethnicities to know it's morally wrong to be prejudice.

Is there a place we can send letters to? I would love to write a letter in support for these students, because I obviously can't attend a rally. I had no idea we still had issues like this still going on!

[RaydensMama]

Wow I cant believe that. Its really shocking and upseting. And the sad thing is that so many of these kids are being raised to hate. It just keeps the cycle going. I just hope that one day people will just realize that were all the same. Its really upseting.

[LadyP]

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Originally Posted by Waiting_for_Sunshine Is there a place we can send letters to? I would love to write a letter in support for these students, because I obviously can't attend a rally. I had no idea we still had issues like this still going on!

THURSDAY they are asking everyone to whhere black to kill racial injustice
or a purple ribbon

[LadyP]

I can forward anyone the address to the da if they want it. Matter of fact after I take my class to lunch i will copy and paste it right here. about 12:30

[IrieBride08]

Here's the website to sign the petition and to get additional information on this, Jena Six Petition

 

Also, everyone is wearing either black or green on this coming Thursday in support of the Jena 6 demonstration.

[LadyP]

Here is all the information that I have

Pressure from the top down! This has been a issue that has not been raised to the top. Here are the Congressional and Senatorial Delegates for Louisiana. Have them contact the DA and the judge.

 

 

Sacha Louisiana Congressional Delegation U.S. Senate

 

David Vitter

516 Hart Senate Office Building

Washington, DC 20510

Phone: 202.224.4623

Fax: 202.228.5061

 

Mary Landrieu

724 Hart Senate Office Building

Washington, DC 20510

Phone: 202.224.5824

Fax: 202.224.9735

 

U.S. House of Representatives

 

Bobby Jindal

District 1 1205 Longworth House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

Phone: 202.225.3015

 

William Jefferson

District 2 240 Cannon House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

Phone: 202.225.6636

Fax: 202.225.1988

 

Charlie Melancon

District 3 404 Cannon House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

Phone: 202.225.4031

Fax: 202.226.3944

 

Jim McCrery

District 4 2104 Rayburn House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

Phone: 202.225.2777

Fax: 202.225.8039

 

Rodney Alexander

District 5 316 Cannon House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

Phone: 202.225.8490

Fax: 202.225.5639

 

Richard Baker

District 6 434 Cannon House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

Phone: 202.225.3901

Fax: 202.225.7313

 

Dr. Charles Boustany, Jr.

District 7 1117 Longworth House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515-1807

Phone: 202.225.2031

 

 

 

 

 

JENA 6

 

If listeners wish to send Mychal Bell letters of encouragement while he is held in prison, here is his address:

 

Mychal Bell

Inmate, A-Dorm

LaSalle Correctional Center

15976 Highway 165

Olla, LA 71465-4801

 

The Jena 6 need financial support to fight their cases. Any amount raised goes directly towards hiring private attorneys that the families of the Jena 6 cannot afford on their own. To send donations:

Jena 6 Defense Committee

PO BOX 2798

Jena, LA 71342

[Christine]

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Originally Posted by IrieBride08 Here's the website to sign the petition and to get additional information on this, Jena Six Petition Also, everyone is wearing either black or green on this coming Thursday in support of the Jena 6 demonstration.

aarrrggg that website is blocked at work...I might have to make this a class assignment to write letters to our local congressmen regarding this...there is a federal law about this, why can't the states realize this!

[IrieBride08]

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Originally Posted by Christine aarrrggg that website is blocked at work...I might have to make this a class assignment to write letters to our local congressmen regarding this...there is a federal law about this, why can't the states realize this!

Aww that sucks!!! It's ColorOfChange.org.