Why The 'Race Card' Is Played

America has done more to protect police than black people in recent years, civil rights lawyer says On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court  ruled  in favor of a  Tucson , Arizona, police officer who shot a woman on her front lawn back in May 2010. Legal experts say the decision has  reaffirmed  the  broad discretion  given to law enforcement in use-of-force cases. Civil rights attorney  Lee Merritt  says it’s the latest example of lawmakers and the justice system creating more obstacles to reform than solutions to the disproportionate affect police violence has on black Americans. “America has emphatically backed the notion that black lives don’t matter by failing to offer any substantive reform... while bending over backwards to change laws, increase penalties and protect [police] from litigation,” Merritt said over the phone Wednesday.

Rapper Smino explains why he created a satin-lined hoodie to help people with natural hair For people with natural hair or those who wear their hair in a protective style, sleeping on satin has proven to be hugely advantageous. With  benefits  like keeping hair hydrated, preventing split ends, minimizing hair loss and  elongating  natural styles like bantu knots, dreadlocks and twist-outs, many people have made a habit of sleeping on a satin pillowcase or wrapping their hair in a satin scarf or cap before bed.

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Why is it flying? : The Confederacy may have been defeated, but the flags of the rebels who fought to separate from the United States to keep black people in bondage still fly in city-owned cemeteries.

‘Black Panther’ expected to be first film shown in Saudi Arabian cinema after 35-year ban lifts Saudi Arabia's movie-watchers are in for a treat later this month, 35 years after cinemas were banned in the country. On April 18, AMC will open its first cinema in the country. The first film to be shown? According to multiple reports , “Black Panther.” If the Saudi government wanted to send a message with its film choice, this American blockbuster superhero flick is a good one: The movie features a fictional African kingdom that uses a mysterious natural resource to rapidly develop, with a young and charismatic prince becoming king and ultimately deciding to use its technological advances and wealth for the good of the greater world.    

‘Black Panther’ expected to be first film shown in Saudi Arabian cinema after 35-year ban lifts

NYC Police Fatally Shoot Black Man, Mistake Pipe For Gun Police officers in New York City fatally shot a black man who was pointing what appeared to be a gun at them on Wednesday, police said. The object turned out to be a metal pipe with a knob on the end. The man reportedly had bipolar disorder.