Two of "Jena Six" Defendants Present BET Award

Two of the six defendants in the "Jena Six" case presented the "most anticipated award during Black Entertainment Television's Hip Hop Awards show broadcast Thursday night." When they were introduced they were called two students involved in "systematic racism." Of course, these two individuals were apart of the six that jumped a student, that had nothing to do with the noose incident, and beat him unconscious solely because he was white. This glorification of violence is sick, and is all too common within the mainstream hip-hop industry. By presenting these individuals as heroes, BET only perpetuates the violence that plagues the African American community. When it comes to systematic racism these two were victims of it, but also engaged in it, and to a larger extent.