Tagged: African-American

Jena 6 Judge J.P. Mauffray Jr. Put on Trial

African-American / Jena 6 / Justice/Law Enforcement

Jena 6 Judge J.P. Mauffray Jr. Put on Trial

From Color of Change.org – I will be updating you on the developments this Friday. Jena 6 Judge Put on Trial Lawyers Cite Clear Pattern of Bias, Demand Removal of Judge Mauffray Jena, LA–Citing powerful evidence of Judge J.P. Mauffray Jr.’s bias against them, five of the African-American youth known...

Henry Louis Gates launches “The Root”, online magazine with news discussion and geneology

African-American / Media

Henry Louis Gates launches “The Root”, online magazine with news discussion and geneology

On Monday, author/scholar Henry Louis Gates launched a new  website called The Root.  The site will be an online magazine, featuring thought-provoking commentary from a variety of black perspectives—including a blogroll that links to African-American themed sites. Harvard Professor Henry "Skip" Gates is editor-in-chief of the site. Former New York...