Why The 'Race Card' Is Played

Gladys Knight Comments on Colin Kaepernick and Super Bowl: ‘I Am Here to Give the Anthem Back Its Voice’ “No matter who chooses to deflect with this narrative and continue to mix these two in the same message, it is not so and cannot be made so by anyone speaking it.  I pray that this National Anthem will bring us all together in a way never before witnessed and we can move forward and untangle these truths which mean so much to all of us.”  Late Tuesday Variety broke the news that Kaepernick and rapper Travis Scott, who will perform with Maroon 5 at halftime during the Super Bowl, spoke and shared their views before Scott officially announced his performance. Sources close to both men told Variety that the conversation was cordial and respectful, although the two did not necessarily agree.  The Super Bowl halftime performance has been fraught with controversy since word of Maroon 5’s performance first leaked to the media in September. Their performance was not confirm...

THE UNSTOPPABLE 'YOUNG MOMMA' "Sleep on her if you want to. I did. Then got my ass handed to me." -jonathan riley, theiconiumfoundation Ooouuu was a minute ago. I wrote a peice you didnt read back in 16' called, 'Is Young M.A a one hit wonder?" Now technically that's a question. Not a declaration or prediction of Young M.As' career. But for what she has since contributed lyrically to the game, even the question was out of line.  "Quiet Storm" was cool. But I figured that was it. Another talented wonder vanishing before my eyes. Never to be heard in such rare form again. Since I didn't bother listen to 'Her whole Story' album, well over a year went by before I'd heard 'Hot Sauce'. Zzzz Before that tho. I did hear 'Walk'. I knew who it was but i had to ask this chick the name of the song. Zzzz Then came Whalinn. But by this time I had already begun to admit to myself that she is not a one hit wond...

FUCK YOU GILLETTE! Gillette. The best a man can get. I grew up on that commercial. And have purchased several over priced razors from the throughout the years. What company ticks of its own target demographic? Gillette. You all suck so buy my product. Making your customers feel bad is your marketing plan? Whats next? Make Janice Dickinson your new spokes model? Who are u to tell a man how to act? What happened to all those models u had in the cat woman blue suit with Gillette written on each ass? Now thats how u sell a razor! But dont come back and hit me with some 'Woke' BS that u dont even live by. I wont be like those babies burning their own nikes or throwing razors in the can. Ill simply, quiet, use another razor. The commercial was apathetic So based on gillette, i cant approach a broad on the street? But a week ago i heard females complaining online that guys dont have the balls to come up to them anymore. The females ate sure not gonna do it. So how bout ...

Miami Dolphins Writer: 'I'd Rather Have Satan at QB' Than Colin Kaepernick Miami Dolphins beat writer Armando Salguero said he would rather see Satan as the Dolphins' next quarterback instead of Colin Kaepernick, the former QB for the 49ers and a left-wing political activist.  Salguero, who is a columnist for the M i a m i H e r a l d , made his remark in a Jan. 15 tweet. When asked what he thought of Kaepernick as a "stop gap" player "until next year's draft," Salguero tweeted, "I'd rather have Satan at QB."   (Twitter.) In a later tweet, Salguero, who is Cuban, explained that he has no respect for Kaepernick who has worn a shirt at press conferences with the image of former Communist dictator Fidel Castro, whose regime murdered at least 73,000 people for political reasons.  "In case you are not aware, I have no love for Kap," tweeted Salguero.  "Don't agree with him. Don't respect h...

Toledo, Ohio (CNN)It took 14 months for the noose to show up. Fourteen months where Marcus Boyd says he endured racist comments, slights, even threats in a hostile workplace run by General Motors. A workplace where people declared bathrooms were for "white only," where black supervisors were denounced as "boy" and ignored by their subordinates, where black employees were called "monkey," or told to "go back to Africa." #whiteculture

Inside the GM plant where nooses and 'whites-only' signs hung T h i s s t o r y a d d r e s s e s h a t e s p e e c h a n d c o n t a i n s o f f e n s i v e l a n g u a g e t h a t m a y u p s e t s o m e r e a d e r s . T h e N - w o r d i s s p e l l e d o u t s e v e r a l t i m e s i n t h i s s t o r y t o d e t a i l t h e h o s t i l e w o r k e n v i r o n m e n t a l l e g e d i n a l a w s u i t a g a i n s t G M . T o l e d o , O h i o ( C N N ) It took 14 months for the noose to show up. Fourteen months where Marcus Boyd says he endured racist comments, slights, even threats in a hostile workplace run by General Motors.A workplace where people declared bathrooms were for "whites only," where black supervisors were denounced as "boy" and ignored by their subordinates, where black employees were called "monkey," or told to "go back to Africa."A workplace where black employees w...

How the Pentagon Paid for NFL Displays of Patriotism A key component is missing from the current controversial discussion surrounding football players and the national anthem. In the recent days of argument over whether NFL players have t h e r i g h t t o p r o t e s t racial inequality and systemic injustice in the United States, few have brought up the fact that less than a decade ago, professional football players didn’t even appear on the field during the national anthem. That changed in 2009, as the Department of Defense poured millions of dollars into the NFL in exchange for displays of patriotism during games. “Until 2009, no NFL player stood for the national anthem because players actually stayed in the locker room as the anthem played,” ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith e x p l a i n e d i n 2 0 1 6 . “The players were moved to the field during the national anthem because it was seen as a marketing strategy to make the athletes look more patriotic. The United States De...