100,000 March for Jena Six in Louisiana

The cheers of the crowd echoed across the small town of 3,500 residents to free the teens, stop the alleged established injustice against Black residents and called on African-American leaders to do more. The crowd also demanded the resignation of the district attorney in Jena.

"Free the Jena 6," the crowd yelled for several hours. "We are here Jena and will come back again. No justice, no peace."

The case involving the teens dubbed the Jena 6 caught the attention of the masses through the Black media months ago and finally made its way to the mainstream several weeks before the march. People are attributing Black bloggers and the Black Press, including the Final Call, the AFRO American Newspapers and websites like BlackAmericaWeb.com, for printing the stories months ago that started a catalyst of events which led to Black syndicated radio talk shows, cable networks and list serves picking up on the case.

Later, the involvement of the Rev. Al Sharpton, president of the National Action Network and syndicated radio personalities, Michael Baisden and Tom Joyner pumped the airwaves daily about the case which led to the organized march.

To many who participated in the Million Man March in 1995, the presence of the peaceful crowd was a reminder when over a million Black men from every corner of the globe converged on the nation's capital in solidarity.

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