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Sep 11
2007

New Interview with civil rights activist in Jena

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Click the link below to hear my most recent interview with Alan Bean of Friends of Justice  who has been involved with helping the Jena 6 since last year. I last interviewed him in July and he agreed to give me an update on the case,  We discuss:

http://www.letstalkhonestly.com/raceinamerica.html

How the state and federal justice departments are "handling" the Jena 6 case

What Alan expects on Sept. 20, 2007

The sudden increase in press coverage

The non reaction of La. Governor Kathleen Blanco

The mood in Jena right now among both blacks and whites

Sep 11
2007

Oprah's party raises 3 million for Barack Obama

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Oprah Winfrey's party/fundraiser for Barack Obama raised 3 million dollars. The fund raiser was attended by Sidney Poitier, Forest Whitaker, Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, Halle Berry, Chris Rock, and more. The money is nice but I'm very interested to see if this will help Barack in the polls. Click link to read more on this story:

Sep 10
2007

VIDEO: Al Sharpton in Jena August 5th

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Check out this video of Al Sharpton's August 5th 2007 visit  to Jena Louisiana as he speaks in a local church and assures those in attendance that he and others are in it for the long haul:
Sep 10
2007

Noose hung at University of Maryland

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University police at the University of Maryland are investigating the hanging of a noose outside an African American cultural center and are deciding whether or not it is a hate crime. Gee you think if there were a swastika painted on the wall of a Jewish Cultural Center that there would be any questions about it being a hate crime or not? Read more on this cowardly act by clicking the act below:

Sep 09
2007

Black girl arrested for messing up McDonalds order

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This is from the "you can't make this !@#$ up file" In one of the most ridiculous things I have ever heard an African American girl working at McDonalds was arrested by a police officer in Union City, Georgia because she accidentally over salted his hamburger. The officer who ate it said it made him sick but I have to ask that after the first bite why did he continue eating the burger? Click link below to see Watch video on this story: