Jena 6: It may not be as easy as we think.

(My apologies in advance for writing about the obvious moral issue today.)

The 'march for justice' stormed the small town of Jena, Louisiania last Thursday. Many of us are aware of the recent injustice at Jena High School and have mostly likey formed a strong opinion. But for the sake of this blog, I will review the report:
In August 2006, nooses were hung from a tree a few months before six black teens were charged with beating a white classmate. Three white teens hung the nooses the day after a group of black students asked for permission from administers to sit under the tree. The tree was a typical gathering space for white students.
Having to compare two articles for an assignment in a different class, I realized that such a debate brings up moral issues to the writer. After reading Fox News's report "Black and White Becomes Gray in La. Town", I wasn't suprised to see the Republican angle in which it was written. Most of the quotations and people recgonized in the report were white. However, CNN did a much better job in representing both sides of the case, simply reporting on the protest and the events surrounding it. Black, white, Catholic, Jew, Asian, Indian, Iranian- these things shouldn't matter right? But they do and it feels that some journalists feel they are walking on egg shells trying not to offend the public. Even I am having difficulty writing this post becuase I wish not to upset people. I'd love to say that civil rights and minority issues are irrelevant to today's society, but it seems that the media continues to heighten our awareness to such dilemmas. Well according to Jena's population, there's still debate, but it's not up to American journalists to decide that matter. As I'm writing this, it bothers me to mention "white and black". I understand that this is the issue at hand, but it's disturbing to have to distinguish the differences between people solely based on color.