Jena 6: Donations or Bling?

“Robert Bailey Jr, one of the so-called “Jena 6,” has been receiving tens of thousands of dollars in CASH donations, which he keeps at home in his bedroom.
He was bragging about it on MySpace and put pics of himself rolling around with 100 dollar bills, and putting them in his mouth… they’ve since been [...]

Colorofchange: Highlighted Campaigns!

ColorOfChange.org works to enable our members to speak in unison, with an amplified political voice. Below is a list of current and past efforts.

Justice for the Jena 6

The lives of six young black men are being ruined by Jim Crow justice in Jena, Louisiana.
The District Attorney has refused to protect the rights of Jena’s Black population and has turned the police and courts into instruments of intimidation and oppression.
We can help turn things around by making it a political liability for [...]

CNN: The FBI is reviewing a white supremacist Web + David Duke Speaks out in Defense of Jena Louisiana

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AP) — The FBI is reviewing a white supremacist Web site that purports to list the addresses of five of the six black teenagers accused of beating a white student in Jena and “essentially called for their lynching,” an agency spokeswoman said Saturday.
The Web site features a swastika and frequent use of [...]