The Jena 6

The AJC has coverage of the Atlanta University protests in support of the 'Jena 6'. In case you are unfamiliar with the issue, here is a short explanation from the article:

"The saga began in December, when six black teens were initially charged with attempted murder for assaulting a white classmate at Jena High School. The white student who was knocked unconscious was hospitalized, but he attended a party the same evening. The local district attorney, Lee Walters, argued the six attacked the boy with a deadly weapon — their shoes."

"The December beating came after months of simmering racial tensions in Jena. White students at the high school hung nooses on a tree after a black student and his cousin stood under the tree. The school board briefly suspended the students who hung the nooses, but many black families felt the punishment was not severe enough. Police were called to the school because of subsequent fights between black and white students."