David Bowie: Harbinger of Racial Justice

David Bowie: Harbinger of Racial Justice

As many of you may already know, there’s a big uproar in the media about a rather heinous case of racial injustice in Jena, La.. The time line of events is somewhat complicated, but suffice it to say that some white high school students hung nooses on their “whites-only” tree and only got off with a suspension, so some black students beat them up and are charged with attempted murder. Another happy day living in modernity.

But I think what makes the incident really interesting is that David Bowie has intervened:

The rock star David Bowie has gotten into the act, too, by saying he would donate $10,000 to a legal defense fund for the accused black teenagers, who have inevitably come to be called the Jena Six.

‘’There is clearly a separate and unequal judicial process going on in the town of Jena,’’ Mr. Bowie wrote Tuesday in an e-mail statement to The Associated Press. ‘’A donation to the Jena Six Legal Defense Fund is my small gesture indicating my belief that a wrongful charge and sentence should be prevented.’’

So, only one truly important question remains: Advanced or Overt?