Why The 'Race Card' Is Played

Police officer faces charges for ‘racist’ Facebook posts A police officer is in hot water and facing a case of crimen injuria for his alleged racist post on social media. ANCYL Provincial Executive Committee member Percy Sithole has opened a case at the Heidelberg police department after one of its officers began posting allegedly racist remarks on his Facebook profile. The officer, Riaan van Rensburg, shared a series of Facebook posts that later sparked outrage on social media.

Exeter University: 'Why I revealed my friends' racist WhatsApp messages' http://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-43987148# "It went from crude humour to racial slurs. Awful things were said about rape. Every group was targeted." Exeter University student Arsalan Motavali is talking about the WhatsApp group he was in with fellow members of the university's law society. "[The messages] started to get progressively worse after certain people were added." Five months on and several of them have been  expelled  after Arsalan's post of their "vile" screen shots went viral. Speaking to Newsbeat, the 21-year-old said he had no regrets about his decision to go public.

A.J. Francis says Redskins' logo 'racist' after he joins Giants Defensive tackle  A.J. Francis  found a new job just days after being released by the  Washington Redskins  and celebrated the moment by ripping his old team on Instagram, including calling out their "racist" logo. Francis signed with the  New York Giants  on Wednesday. He was one of three defensive tackles released by the Redskins on Monday after they selected two defensive tackles in the draft. After signing with the Giants, Francis posted an Instagram picture of himself laughing. He wrote, "When the team you were on didn't appreciate you but the team you played against actually pays attention to the film," and added in the hashtags he was looking forward to playing the Redskins twice next season.

Man killed by KCK police previously received $300k settlement for police brutality KANSAS CITY, Kan. --  A man shot and killed by Kansas City Kansas police  Wednesday  had previously sued the Kansas City Missouri Police Department for excessive force. Multiple sources confirm to the 41 Action News Investigators that the victim is Manuel Palacio, 27. As of Thursday morning, police have not said what led to the shooting, which happened just across the street from New Chelsea Elementary School. Only saying, the suspect was armed.

Iraqi who threw shoes at President Bush runs for Iraqi parliament Almost a decade after sparking an international diplomatic incident by throwing his shoes at former US President George W. Bush in Baghdad, Muntadhar al-Zaidi is planning a political career of his own. The Iraqi journalist, now 39, is to stand for parliament in the forthcoming elections in Iraq -- and has ambitions to become the country's leader. Al-Zaidi became a worldwide celebrity after throwing his shoes at Bush in protest at the US invasion during a news conference held in the Iraqi capital in December 2008. Bush, who was making a farewell visit to the country at the time, avoided being hit by the shoes, but al-Zaidi was bundled to the ground and hustled out of the room by security officials.

'Black Cowboys' Sheds Light On Overlooked Music Of African-Americans Who Went West " Black Cowboys " is the new album from multi-instrumentalist and songwriter  Dom Flemons , a co-founding member of the Grammy Award-winning Carolina Chocolate Drops. But it's more than a collection of songs from the Wild West — the record sheds light on the prominent but often-overlooked role African-American pioneers played in westward expansion. Here & Now 's Eric Westervelt ( @Ericnpr ) talks with Flemons ( @domflemons ) about the music's origins and evolution.

Washington’s African American Museum inspires new Janelle Monáe song Janelle Monáe just released the  tracklist  for her upcoming album “Dirty Computer,” and it includes an ode to the National Museum of African American History and Culture. The singer/actress wrote that the ninth track, titled “I Got the Juice,” was inspired by the “glistening Mothership hanging on the top floor” of the building.

The fascinating history of Africa’s female husbands Many people believe that homosexuality and feminism are entirely foreign to Africa. Many, still, believe that the practice of homosexuality and the principles of feminism are native to the land. Well, the little-known history about Africa’s female husbands adds an interesting element to discussions on African sexuality and power.

Modern day polygamy in Africa: first wife feeding second wife goes viral When Yakaka Mandara tweeted a picture of a first wife feeding her husband’s second wife at a wedding reception, she did not expect that the photo would go outside of her country, Nigeria. But that’s exactly what it did, reigniting an age-old debate about polygamy in Africa. Polygamy is a centuries-old practice in Africa that has yet to disappear from modern life. It has both cultural and religious origins. It is legal in 26 out of 54 African countries, particularly Muslim majority countries.

Leaked Meeting Audio Proves NFL Owners Worried About Appeasing White Fans, While Players Worried About Kaepernick, Black Lives An October meeting between National Football League owners, players and league executives to discuss player protests and President Donald Trump’s bashing of the league because of players protests was supposed to be confidential. If Colin Kaepernick’s heavenly Afro didn’t already prove that God was OK with players protesting, the leaking of audio from said meeting at league headquarters on Park Avenue proves which side the heavenly father has taken.

New report details how NFL owners and players bickered over Trump, Colin Kaepernick, and protests during the national anthem A new report paints the contentious meeting between the NFL owners and players over protests during the national anthem in greater detail. According to the report, owners expressed concern with President Donald Trump's attacks on the league and with fan and sponsor reactions to the protests. Players reportedly suggested owners donate to charities and organizations they supported and expressed support for Colin Kaepernick, who has been unsigned since protesting during the anthem. Though both sides called the meeting productive, it does not appear much progress was made toward solving the league's problems.

Kim Zolciak Cried Some Big White Tears in the RHOA  Reunion “This whole racism thing in this day in age is bullshit. Everyone of those motherfuckers on that couch owe this world a fucking apology for this racism shit! They already tried to claim that shit long ago, Sheree, as you know. Nobody bought into it then because the social media wasn’t there and racism wasn’t all that real. You know it.”

Find Local Black-Owned Businesses to Support Using This App In 2015, Mandy Bowman founded  Official Black Wall Street , a website that features a global directory of black-owned businesses.  Blavity  reports , this week the site made it even easier to find black-owned businesses near you through a new app. Also called Black Wall Street,  the iOS and Android  app helps you find black-owned businesses near you. Each entry offers directions to the business, images of what you can buy there, and reviews from others that have been there previously. You can set up alerts to get a notification when you pass by a black-owned store so you can make a point to pop in (or visit later on), and get special offers that you can redeem while shopping.

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‘Shark Tank’s Daymond John Latest Star To Join Michelle Obama’s College Initiative Shark Tank star Daymond John is joining Robert De Niro , Bradley Cooper , Nick Cannon, Rebel Wilson and Zendaya in former first lady Michelle Obama ’s college initiative at Temple University on May 2. About 8,000 students are expected to attend during what is National Signing Day.

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Joy Reid Shuts Down Killer Mike After Rapper Attempts To Drag Her On Instagram  Joy-Ann Reid and Killer Mike might have beef after the rapper stepped out of line over the weekend. Over the weekend, Reid shared a photo of herself all glammed up and thanked her hair and makeup team, writing, "And not to be outdone... @glamluxxe and @savvychicz, who rocked the  H&M  for our Elgin Baylor shoot!"