Articles by Paul Brown

Today, Thursday June 18th, a news outlet in Pennsylvania, WTAJ News, ran the headline, “Gov. Wolf, Pennsyvania honors Juneteenth National Freedom Day.” HARRISBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) — This Friday is the first anniversary of Pennsylvania declaring June 19 as Juneteenth National Freedom Day in Pennsylvania. Governor Wolf is encouraging Pennsylvanians to reflect on the importance of the state holiday and the continued need for a fair and just society. “This Juneteenth, people across Pennsylvania and the world will celebrate this important day of independence,” said Governor Wolf. “This is a moment to honor African American history and reflect on how each […]

Saturday, June 13th the headline, ‘Who is Robert Fuller? Community calls for inquiry into California black man found hanged” was released by NewsWeek. An investigation is under way into the circumstances surrounding the death of a 24-year-old black man found hanged near Palmdale City Hall in a case which was initially ruled a suicide but which has sparked concern from the local community that foul play may have been involved. Robert Fuller of Antelope Valley was found by a passerby in Poncitlan Square, across from the building early Monday morning in what the city’s coroner’s office had initially described as […]

Yesterday, June 11th, the New York Post ran this headline, “Black people arrested five times more than white in the US in 2018.” Black people were arrested five times more than white people in 2018, according to an analysis of arrest data from across the country. That arrest rate was found in 800 jurisdictions, after accounting for demographics within those municipalities, according to an ABC News review of data voluntarily reported to the FBI by city and county police departments. In 250 jurisdictions, blacks were 10 times more likely to be arrested than whites, the outlet found. The review examined […]

On Tuesday June 9th, CBS News ran this headline, “KKK Member Arrested After Driving Car Into Protest.” Prosecutors said the man arrested for driving into protesters in Virginia on Sunday has been identified as a self-proclaimed Ku Klux Klan leader named Harry Rogers, CBS affiliate WTVR reports. Rogers has been charged with attempted malicious wounding, destruction of property, and assault and battery, police said. A hate crime investigation is now underway, Henrico Commonwealth’s Attorney Shannon Taylor said, according to WTVR. In court on Monday, Taylor said during his arrest, Rogers told officers he was the president of the Ku Klux […]

“Protesting Works. Rioting Doesnt.” was the headline from National Review on Friday May 29th. Demand accountability for George Floyd’s death, yes, but don’t romanticize rioting, now or ever. The tragic death of George Floyd on May 25 in Minneapolis has set off massive protests in the city and elsewhere. The protesters point to a video in which a police officer uses his knee to restrain Floyd, applying pressure to his neck for several minutes, as Floyd protests that he can’t breathe. This will remind any politically aware person of the death of Eric Garner in New York City in 2014. […]

On Wednesday night, The Blaze ran the following headline, “Man with ‘Trump’ on his car beaten by activists protesting death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.” The second day of protests in Minneapolis over the death of a black man, George Floyd — who died after a white police officer held him down with a knee to his neck for several minutes during detainment — erupted into looting and vandalism, and a man who appeared to be a Trump supporter was beaten by activists. Reporter Karen Scullin of KMSP-TV, wrote that protesters were trying to break into the Minneapolis Police Department’s […]

On Monday May 25th, The Washington Times ran this headline, “Pentagon bashes the New York Times over ‘white supremacy editorial.” Top Pentagon officials late Sunday blasted The New York Times for a Memorial Day weekend editorial that criticized the military for naming bases after Confederate generals. The piece, titled “Why Does the U.S. Military Celebrate White Supremacy,” ran in Sunday’s print edition of the newspaper. It argued that “it is time to rename bases for American heroes — not racist traitors.” The editorial singled out Georgia’s Fort Benning, North Carolina’s Fort Bragg and other installations named for military figures who […]

On Friday May 22nd, The Independent reported, “Teacher who abused students begs judge for castration rather than jail.” In a desperate attempt to dodge jail time, a Florida teacher who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing students asked if the judge would order his castration instead. Mark Lua, 32, is a former teacher and was accused of having sex with an underage girl, for sexually assaulting an 18-year-old former student and for trying to force a student to send him a sexually explicit video. Last year, he pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual activity with a minor and for promoting a sexual […]