The town of Jena, Louisiana became the center of a heated racial dispute when six black teenagers were accused of an attempted murder of a white classmate Justin Barker at Jena High School in December of 2006. Barker survived the attack, but the case gained notoriety for the...
In this eloquent piece, a local journalist from Jena dispels the myths that sprang up after a group of local thugs ambushed and stomped another student. Craig Franklin, assistant editor of the Jena Times, speaks...
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The leader of a White supremacy group based in Learned, Mississippi, says he has conducted interviews with Mayor Murphy McMillin and Justin Barker.
Richard Barrett, leader of the group, asked Mayor...
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