“Daily Kos” founder Mark Zuniga gives Executive Director Alan Bean high praise. In his new book Taking on the System: Rules for Radical Change in a Digital Era Markos Moulitsas Zuniga says, “Alan Bean of Friends of Justice is my new hero (page 274). Zuniga credits Bean extensively for his role in bringing the story of the Jena 6 out of the shadows into the light of day (see pages 136-144).
On page 141, Dr. Bean is given credit for alerting both the mainstream media and the black blogosphere to the plight of the Jena 6. “Black bloggers took up the cause of the Jena 6 with a passion. Originally alerted to the story by Bean, whose timeline of the Jena 6 story was distributed to national journalists like Howard Witt of the the Chicago Tribune, Tom Mangold of the BBC, and Wade Goodwyn of NPR, as well as bloggers like Jordan Flaherty and Bill Quigley, these citizen journalists began their own investigations into the story. ‘It is interesting that the early bloggers on this story were white, but that the Jena 6 never really resonated with white readers,’ Bean said. ‘Only when the black bloggers got hold of the story did it really take off.'”
Congratulations to Dr. Alan Bean and to Friends of Justice for these well-earned kudos.
Charles Kiker
Tulia, Texas
Friends of Justice 
Thank you Allan for being a real patriot in Jena and Tulia .
We need more patriots like you .
From the moment I met Alan and Nancy Bean along with other members of Friends of Justice I was struck by their continuing willingness against all odds to fearlessly stand up to injustice. The “Daily Kos” founder has it right. Congratulations….it is a well deserved honor.
Peace and Hope,
Donna Nassor
Hackensack, New Jersey
Thanks so much Donna and Ed.
Three cheers! Heartening to see this.