Why The 'Race Card' Is Played

Racist Nazi symbol found on North Charleston police flashlight; origin a mystery After a white North Charleston officer was fired for hitting a handcuffed black man, a search of his car revealed a police-issued flashlight emblazoned with a racist Nazi symbol and the words “The Wig Splitter.” Officer Leroy Hair denied ownership of the flashlight and any knowledge of its origin. But he suggests in a new lawsuit that it had been used by other officers to beat minority suspects. Hair eventually was arrested and accused of using excessive force against the man in 2016, but a judge acquitted him at a trial that bore no mention of the flashlight. He was never accused of using the flashlight, though another officer had used one to hit the unruly man earlier in the confrontation. Video Link: https://youtu.be/mzlaqzwwEog Source: postandcourier.com

Virgil Abloh on Nike’s Kaepernick Move and Why ‘Streetwear’ Is a Misunderstood Term When  Virgil Abloh  studied analysis of  Nike ’s recent move to make  Colin Kaepernick a face  of its “Just Do It” 30th anniversary campaign, the designer had one big takeaway. “To me, the glimmer of importance was that the brand took a stance. Make a point. Stand for something. Don’t be on whatever side the wind blows,” Abloh, the Off-White founder and Nike collaborator, told the crowd today at the  WWD Apparel + Retail CEO Summit. The designer — who also serves as the artistic director of menswear at Louis Vuitton, moonlights as a DJ and collaborates with many brands — has clearly mastered the millennial. And his success stems from his ability to genuinely connect with his audience. “Being in fashion usually comes with a sense of entitlement. I didn’t believe I would be sitting on this stage when I was 17,” he told moderator Miles Socha, the editor-in-chief of WWD....

On Oct. 4, 2018, the Washington Post published a story titled,  "What happened to the NFL's anthem controversy? Players focus protest elsewhere." After all, even though a month earlier there was some kerfuffle when Nike signed an endorsement deal with Colin Kaepernick , who originally popularized kneeling during the pre-game playing of "The Star-Spangled Banner" to protest injustice and (probably but not officially because of it) can't find an NFL job, the issue of players kneeling during the anthem seemed to have faded somewhat from view. Sure, the Carolina Panthers had  signed defensive back Eric Reid , Kaepernick's former teammate with San Francisco and also a dedicated protester, and some fans even knelt with him , but are we really talking that much about what players are doing during the playing of the national anthem? Maybe it's because we're not hearing much about it from President Trump, who I will understatedly say is not a fan of p...

Salon owner defends employee wearing blackface for Michael Jackson costume, says she didn't know 'it was a thing' A salon owner says she didn’t know what blackface was in defense of her and her employees’ Michael Jackson Halloween costumes. The hairstylists and owner of an Anderson, S.C., salon, Holmes Hair Studio, are known for going all out when Halloween rolls around, but many people are upset over their choice of group costume this year. Keysha Holmes, the owner of the salon, and two employees dressed up as Michael Jackson at, apparently, different stages of his career. Holmes wore the iconic T h r i l l e r look, complete with zombie makeup; an employee wore a single glove and fedora in the style of the King of Pop’s “Billie Jean” days; and another opted to wear a black wig and brown makeup. Holmes, who shared on her Facebook page on Oct. 25 , “Halloween is here If anyone wants some free entertainment and laugh till it hurts come on down to Holmes h...

Nazi Christmas ornaments and KKK robes sold openly at Kentucky gun show A gun show in Kentucky has come under fire after allowing the sale of Nazi memorabilia and a Klansman’s robe, r e p o r t s W A V E 3 . The event happened at National Gun Day which was held at the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville. Among the vendors was Florida’s Walter Kanzler Guns and Militaria, w h i c h f e a t u r e s a N a z i h a t w i t h a s w a s t i k a o n i t s h o m e p a g e . Among Walter Kanzler’s offerings were World War II Christmas ornaments that featured swastikas, which were for sale on the same day that an anti-Semitic gunman killed 11 at a Pittsburgh synagogue. The Klansman’s robe was for sale not far from the Louisville-area Kroger where two black shoppers were killed in what appears to be a racist attack. The Courier Journal showed the Kentucky State Fair Board photos of the memorabilia, which is now eyeing a ban on Nazi memorabilia. “The most ups...

Nurse fired for blackface Beyoncé costume A nurse at a Missouri hospital lost her job after using blackface to dress as Beyoncé for Halloween. Shelbi Heenan posted a photo of her in the racist costume to her Facebook account on Monday alongside her boyfriend, also in blackface, dressed as Jay-Z, KCTV reported. The photo quickly circulated online and by lunchtime, St. Luke’s hospital in Lee’s Summit released a statement saying Heenan was no longer an employee. “While it is against Saint Luke’s policy to comment on specific personnel matters, we can confirm that this individual is no longer a Saint Luke’s employee,” read the statement. “Saint Luke’s is deeply committed to our culture of diversity and inclusion. It is fundamental to who we are as an organization and we vigorously protect it on behalf of all our patients and employees and expect those who represent us to do the same,” the statement continued. Heenan’s Facebook account was no longer active on W...