Two Years Later, Jena Six Teens Have Moved On

By: Jackie Jones and Denise Stewart

Two years after nearly 20,000 protesters descended on Jena, Louisiana to demand justice for six black teenagers charged with attempted murder in the beating of a white fellow student at Jena High School, the teens have seemed to drop out of sight, trying to move on with their lives after their treatment sparked a movement, driven largely by the efforts of black radio.

The six black youths, who came to be known as the Jena Six, were charged following a Dec. 4, 2006 school fight with a white student, following months of escalating racial tension in the tiny Louisiana town of Jena.

Two Years Later, Jena Six Teens Have Moved On....