Why The 'Race Card' Is Played

The critical role of the black press in the civil rights movement has not received the attention it deserves Black journalists put themselves on the dangerous front lines of the civil rights movement so the sacrifices of activists would not go unnoticed.

What is white culture, exactly? Here's what the stats say Whiteness is hard to define, but apparently it involves lots of vegetables, alcohol and the arts – and names like Yoder

Archive of Black Panther Party Photographer Stephen Shames Enters Briscoe Center Collection The Briscoe Center at the University of Texas at Austin has acquired the photographic archive of Stephen Shames , who is best known for his role as the Black Panther Party’s photographer between 1967 and 1973.

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Opioids killing more Philly Blacks than guns  Once perceived as a largely white rural problem, more African-Americans in Philadelphia are dying as a result of opioid-related overdoes than they are of homicides.

New club celebrates African-American women   As a new, rising club representing African-American women in the Case Western Reserve University’s community, The Sisterhood hopes to inspire, empower and unite women under a strong sense of belonging and bonding between club sisters on campus, and also to expand their impact on an even larger level. #thenewafricanamericanflag

Martin Luther King Jr and the dignity of the Black Lives Matter network On this past Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, I traveled to a parish in a neighboring town to give a talk on Catholic teaching about racism in light of the racially motivated violence perpetrated on Aug. 12, 2017, in my town of Charlottesville, Va. The morning began with Mass, where the pastor in residence offered a beautiful homily reflecting on Dr. King’s compelling vision of human dignity and exhorting us to see the human person as Christ does: as irreducibly valuable and always worthy of respect. Basking in the warm glow of the homily, parishioners retreated afterward to the church cafeteria for a conversation about race and racism. #thenewafricanamericanflag

Protesters block NBA arena over fatal Sacramento police shooting Protests erupted in Sacramento four days after Stephon Clark, an unarmed black man,  was shot  by police in his grandmother's backyard. Demonstrators blocked the entrance to an arena where an NBA game was scheduled Thursday, chanting "Black Lives Matter" and the name of the 22-year-old who was killed.

Trump admits he wrongly said unemployment among African-Americans reached its lowest levels President Trump  late Tuesday admitted to wrongly claiming a few weeks ago that unemployment for African-Americans was at its lowest rate ever. "I have to tell you, the fake news about two weeks ago got me on that one. Because, two months ago, it was the lowest level ever recorded," Trump said during a speech.

Sacramento police shot man holding cell phone in his grandmother's yard Sacramento police officers shot and killed a black man in his grandmother's backyard because they believed he was pointing a gun at them, police said. #thenewafricanamericanflag #stephonclark

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THIS APP COLLECTS SPARE CHANGE TO BAIL PEOPLE OUT OF JAIL “An app that converts your daily change into bail money to free black people.” That’s what Kortney Ryan Ziegler, a social engineer with a PhD in African-American studies, tweeted in July.

Black Panther is the most tweeted-about film of all time P op culture sensation  Black Panther  has set another record: most tweeted about film ever. Ryan Coogler's box office hit has been tweeted about more than 35 million times, Twitter said. That pushes it ahead of the previous record holder, Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The most recent Star Wars instalment, The Last Jedi, ranks third.

This Guidebook Charts The History Of Black Women On Chicago’s South Side Authors Mariame Kaba and Essence McDowell take readers through the historic neighborhoods of Bronzeville and Pullman to highlight the impact… essence.com

Do It For the Culture! Unique Black-Owned New York City Tourist Experiences You Have to Try The next time you visit the Big Apple, support these small Black businesses and enjoy a once in a lifetime experience. essence.com

Are conversations around cultural appropriation actually divisive? Outrage...but at what cost? metro.co.uk

How 88rising Is Making a Place for Asians in Hip-Hop With artists like Rich Brian and Higher Brothers, Sean Miyashiro’s company is an authority on how to create pop-culture crossovers. newyorker.com

Kim Kardashian West neglects black women with concealer kit launch Kim Kardashian West's new line of concealer kits don't cater to black women and we are not even a little bit surprised, despite the ads. thegrio.com

#CultureHouse Brings More than Culture to SXSW We wanted to create a space where creatives, entrepreneurs, corporate execs, entertainment and sports professionals could casually interact and start the process of building symbiotic professional relationships," stated Marlon Nichols, Managing… blackenterprise.com|By Sequoia Blodgett

Diddy Wants To Be An 'Unapologetic Warrior For Black Culture,' Build An App To Locate Black-Owned Businesses blavity.com

Lawmaker sorry for blaming weather on Jews Trayon White Sr says he "did not intend" to spread a conspiracy theory based in anti-Semitic thought. bbc.com

Trump's death penalty plan for drug dealers a 'step backwards' Public health experts condemned Trump's plan to impose the death penalty for drug traffickers, saying it shows a lack of understanding of the opioid epidemic and how… cnn.com

Weekend Box Office: 'Black Panther' Buries 'Tomb Raider' With $27M In a surprise upset, the faith-based 'I Can Only Imagine' — about the best-selling Christian song of all time — beats 'A Wrinkle in Time' and 'Love, Simon.' hollywoodreporter.com

'The Black Love Experience' shines light on DC's minority business owners Black artists and minority business owners took center stage on Saturday as dozens of people headed east of the Anacostia River to show their support for the Black… wusa9.com

Just because they sound black doesn’t always mean it’s a rip-off Accusations of ‘cultural appropriation’ go way back, from Bruno Mars, to Vanilla Ice, to Elton and Elvis to … miamiherald.com

Pitts: In defense of cultural appropriation Leonard Pitts: Do we really want to say that one may not dance a dance or sing a song from outside one's own culture? baltimoresun.com

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