Russian Reporter Jailed For Telling The Truth

   Maria Ponomarenko has my respect, my admiration and full attention.     Last March the Russian Air Force bombed a Ukrainian theatre in the town of Mariupol, with 1,200 civilians inside. The Russian defense ministry denied the attack. Ponomarenko, a 44-year-old Russian journalist, told the truth about it in a social media post.  This is …

Racial Bias In Ohio Court Sentencing

by Kevin Burton    An Ohio court sentenced a black woman to prison last week just a day after giving a white woman probation for essentially the same white-collar crime.     This was reported by Michael Harriot of Yahoo News, following up on a story in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.    Neither judge in the …

Discrimination In The American Heartland

by Kevin Burton    Housing industry officials in Indianapolis face charges under the Fair Housing Act after a woman went to great lengths to prove discrimination.    This story was reported by Alexandria Burris in the Indianapolis Star. I found it reprinted on the USA Today website.    It’s about systematic discrimination against non-whites in …