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Excerpts from IP BAM Communication: Jena Six
" Alpha Kappa Alpha is very concerned about the miscarriage of justice being carried out in Jena , Louisiana against six African American males. We agree that the events that culminated in the arrest of these young men appear to be racist-inspired. In this day and age, this is unacceptable. One of the young men -- Marcus Jones -- has already been convicted by an all-white jury of two felonies and faces a lengthy jail sentence. The others are awaiting their day in the court and the outlook for a fair trial is unlikely. This represents a gloomy future for these young men, who range in age from 15-18.
< BR>One of our platforms is The Black Male initiative. Speaking out against their arrest parallels the objectives of this thrust......
Sorors, I'm sure you've read the rest.  
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