tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076983037963344622.post1175162680876228719..comments2023-08-15T13:35:42.180-05:00Comments on Sylvester Brown, Jr.-Writer: Statement from Sylvester Brown regarding termination from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch as issued at press conference on April 13, 2009http://sylvesterbrownjr.blogspot.com/http://www.blogger.com/profile/05844535952864244272noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076983037963344622.post-86204764279894650922009-04-19T09:20:00.000-05:002009-04-19T09:20:00.000-05:00Sylvester Brown, I was moved as I watched your new...Sylvester Brown, I was moved as I watched your news conference. I empathize what you are going through. I have been there. I am there now. Racial inequalities occur every day in workplaces across the USA. People are quick to complain, but, slow to stand up for their rights. More people should familiarize themselves with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission of the United States Government. More high profile people, like Mr Brown, should be a positive example to the little guy, who might be afraid to fight injustices. The PD can shove my subscription under the nearest rug.prinesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076983037963344622.post-60875079014562287812009-04-17T21:38:00.000-05:002009-04-17T21:38:00.000-05:00I'm sorry about your loss of a job but I can not s...I'm sorry about your loss of a job but I can not say that I cared for your columns. You almost always came across as a seething angry black man and frankly it just got old. By the way, I see only positive posts here biased in your favor. Now Sly, why is that ? - Jim in ClaytonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076983037963344622.post-87768285696322006182009-04-17T14:23:00.000-05:002009-04-17T14:23:00.000-05:00Mr.Brown, you're right "truth needs no
support"! T...Mr.Brown, you're right "truth needs no<br />support"! The Creator usually closes a door just to open a window to another door (jour-<br />ney). Such a Proud departure...this is exact-<br />ly what Real Men Do..."they make it do what it <br />do." Ample Respect to you. Your talent, just accosted right now, but unstop...able! You're now free...Thanks for sharing your brilliance.twoserveyou@yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076983037963344622.post-35257797461423949952009-04-15T13:44:00.000-05:002009-04-15T13:44:00.000-05:00The P-D finally wising up and ridding themselves a...The P-D finally wising up and ridding themselves and its' readers of your racist rants brings to mind the old phrase; "Addition by subtraction".<br />What a great month it has been for Mayor Slay!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076983037963344622.post-4450507264919322992009-04-15T01:18:00.000-05:002009-04-15T01:18:00.000-05:00I'm glad you have this blog, Mr. Brown, to offer a...I'm glad you have this blog, Mr. Brown, to offer a fuller explanation of things than the Post-Dispatch provided in its miserably brief account. I'm sorry you've lost your job; this is also a loss for your readers in the P-D, which is, sadly, becoming less and less worthwhile as a newspaper every week. Best wishes as you move forward. I'll look for your writing here or wherever you end up.<br /><br />Steve/EdwardsvilleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076983037963344622.post-9549121087288632462009-04-14T19:30:00.000-05:002009-04-14T19:30:00.000-05:00This further illustrates how Lee Enterprises has d...This further illustrates how Lee Enterprises has destroyed Pulitzer. Pretty soon the PD will be as bland as the rest of Lee's crappy papers. Think of this as being thrown from the wreckage, my friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076983037963344622.post-48791875562748599232009-04-14T09:34:00.000-05:002009-04-14T09:34:00.000-05:00Take your dismissal as a badge of honor.
I moved...Take your dismissal as a badge of honor. <br /><br />I moved to St. Louis from Los Angeles in 1991 and consider myself an "evolving midwesterner." I've consistently held the PD in disdain compared to the (then excellent - less so now) Los Angeles Times. But the exceptions for me were always the local PD columnists from Elaine Viets to Bill McClellan to Bernie Miklasz to you. You all helped my "midwestern evolution" by writing interesting, well-grounded articles and opinions.<br /><br />So now I think of the PD as "that newspaper that publishes Mallard Fillmore and Z. Dwight Billingsley." I'm betting Bill McClellan is next, right after he writes his column about your dismissal. Seems the PD can't stand quality.<br /><br />For the record, I've found single newspaper towns to have fairly appalling operations, primarily due to the lack of competition. I think the demise of the Globe-Democrat in 1986 started the downward slide of the Post-Dispatch. Similarly, I think the excellence of the Los Angeles Times can be attributed to competition from the Orange County Register.<br /><br />Now go out and get hired by a REAL media outlet, continue writing with clarity, and win a Pulitzer before it's all over, ok?Guy Fawkeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17071013338974774779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076983037963344622.post-22395896143254980502009-04-14T08:50:00.000-05:002009-04-14T08:50:00.000-05:00I'll just ditto what Sean Collins wrote above and ...I'll just ditto what Sean Collins wrote above and assure you that I and many, many others are waiting to hear how we can support you and your important work.vdruhehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15059500339068542394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076983037963344622.post-73907716250933068502009-04-13T22:44:00.000-05:002009-04-13T22:44:00.000-05:00I'm sorry to hear this. Their loss, our gain.
Ta...I'm sorry to hear this. Their loss, our gain.<br /><br />Take this blog and write the columns you wanted to write.<br /><br />Write your book and look me up because I definitely will do all I can to help promote it.<br /><br />You have made a difference in St. Louis and you will continue too. <br /><br />Keep inspiring us to do our part for the community.<br /><br />God Bless<br /><br />LaShaunda<br />sormag@yahoo.comLaShaundahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02882241010643308240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076983037963344622.post-17848587383228844832009-04-13T22:19:00.000-05:002009-04-13T22:19:00.000-05:00This is unfortunate, Sylvester. It doesn't re...This is unfortunate, Sylvester. It doesn't read to me like negligence on your part. On balance, I would like to hear the PD's account. Although I disagreed with you more than just a little at times, I always found your columns considered, well-written and, above all, NO FLUFF. You were concerned with the City's growth and interests on a nuts & bolts level (and our ever-present race issue, of course). I am sorry to see you go. Another nail in the coffin of a once-great daily.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076983037963344622.post-7928102951021325562009-04-13T20:53:00.000-05:002009-04-13T20:53:00.000-05:00Mr. Brown,
As a 20-something native St. Louisan, ...Mr. Brown,<br /><br />As a 20-something native St. Louisan, much of the news I read is in online bits, pieces, and headlines. Yours was one of the few columns in the Post-Dispatch that I enjoyed reading in its entirety (and in paper form).<br /><br />As an aspiring social worker and public interest lawyer who keeps tabs on poverty issues in St. Louis, I found your articles to hit on some of the most important, fundamental topics in St. Louis, particularly surrounding race. The type of journalism you practice is what I grew up believing journalism to be about.<br /><br />You will be missed, and I look forward to purchasing your book in the future.<br /><br />Katie Crank<br />JD-MSW Student, Washington University in St. LouisKatiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14108599320586214853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076983037963344622.post-44711372365318931712009-04-13T20:17:00.000-05:002009-04-13T20:17:00.000-05:00Can you expand on the meeting that took place afte...Can you expand on the meeting that took place after your article on Slay? What were the threats that were made?STLAHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09847700690428802300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076983037963344622.post-85153372735728979082009-04-13T20:10:00.000-05:002009-04-13T20:10:00.000-05:00Mr. Brown,
Your work has been important in Saint ...Mr. Brown,<br /><br />Your work has been important in Saint Louis, and I regret that the PD is abandoning its support of that work. In a city with as many wounds and divisions as ours, the major daily needed you. It needs about a dozen of you. <br /><br />Keep writing, keep asking questions, keep thinking, and keep listening to the people in this city you love. And thank you for sharing your work with the rest of us.<br /><br />Sean CollinsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076983037963344622.post-17287587688982278012009-04-13T20:03:00.000-05:002009-04-13T20:03:00.000-05:00Sorry to hear about the situation at the Post...ve...Sorry to hear about the situation at the Post...very unfortunate...<br />Toriano Porter, Reporter, Independence Examiner NewspaperAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362978811862693382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076983037963344622.post-75490786028887589342009-04-13T18:28:00.000-05:002009-04-13T18:28:00.000-05:00All I can say is Thank You! I read PD little these...All I can say is Thank You! I read PD little these days - it still comes to the house, though not for me. I read it little because there is little read. Your column was one of the bright spots. I'll look forward to your writing in your next incarnation.<br />Jeane<br />http://www.vogelpix.com<br />http://www.jeanevogel.blogspot.comJeane Vogelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10358302675097012117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076983037963344622.post-73654843006899051512009-04-13T18:06:00.000-05:002009-04-13T18:06:00.000-05:00Keep speaking up and out for all of us!!!Keep speaking up and out for all of us!!!stlouismbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08061545682097146179noreply@blogger.com