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Archive for October 12th, 2007

12 Oct

Judge Mauffray’s odious revenge: jailing Mychal Bell

As the facts come in, the situation becomes clear. Judge J.P. Mauffray appears to be using his position on the bench to pursue a personal vendetta against Mychal Bell and perhaps all of us determined to fight for justice for all defendants in the Jena Six case.
Mychal Bell, 17, was unexpectedly sent back to prison [...]

12 Oct

A Noose found in my old backyard: Ground Zero

A noose was found hanging on a lamppost outside the Church street post office in New York City. It is located at Ground Zero and was closed for nearly three years following the attacks in 2001. It was our post office and when it reopened, we felt like we could finally begin to embrace the [...]

12 Oct

Mychal Bell is back behind bars

UPDATE — Legal experts say Judge’s order may contradict Louisiana laws — READ: ‘Jena 6 teen’s return to jail draws queries’ Howard Witt, Chicago Tribune
I awoke to the news that Mychal Bell, now the most well known defendant in the Jena Six case, was back behind bars, in jail. It appears that because of Bell’s [...]

12 Oct

Technical Tinkering

So Nez is under the hood, coding, tweaking, perfecting the new look of the site. Until that’s all done, we’ll keep on with the previous theme.