Why The 'Race Card' Is Played

2 police officers fired after alleged police brutality incident Two Mississippi police officers could be facing additional charges after they were terminated by the Laurel Police Department (LPD) for allegedly beating 36-year-old James Barnett last week. Barnett was pursued by officers after reaching a vehicle checkpoint and turning around in Jasper County. Following a short chase, Barnett was pulled over and the officers approached his car with their guns drawn, according to Barnett.

N.F.L. Teams Will be Fined if Players Kneel During National Anthem N.F.L. players will be allowed to stay in the locker room during the national anthem, but their teams will be fined by the league if they go onto the field and kneel, according to new rules adopted by owners on Wednesday in an effort to defuse an issue that escalated last season into a national debate catalyzed by President Trump. Players had previously been required to be on the field for the anthem. Commissioner Roger Goodell said that owners voted unanimously to rescind that rule and to fine teams if their players are on the field or sidelines but do not “show respect for the flag and the anthem.” At least one owner, Jed York of the 49ers, said his team abstained in the vote. “It was unfortunate that on-field protests created a false perception among many that thousands of N.F.L. players were unpatriotic,” Goodell said in a statement . “This is not and was never the case.” Christopher Johnson, the cha

Why Was This Black Man Charged With Terrorism For Carrying A Fake Gun? In Las Vegas, a man was charged with terrorism after pointing a fake gun at visitors and employees. Meanwhile, white mass shooters are not charged with terrorism for actually killing people. On May 17, a Las Vegas man walked into a mall and a rifle. Witnesses claimed he pointed his gun at shoppers and employees, Fox 5 Vegas  reported . The suspect, Emile Daren Hobson, 25, was arrested. Later, the police determined no shots were fired because the gun was a fake. An employee at the store  told  the police Hobson had been denied a job at the store. Hobson faces a slew of charges, including committing an act of terrorism, which has drawn widespread criticism. Many have pointed out how Hobson, who is black, was immediately considered a terror threat, despite possessing a fake weapon and not harming anyone, while several white perpetrators of mass shootings were not charged with terrorism. A recent

Actresses arrested for taking too long in the bathroom Asia’h Sharrell Epperson, Brittany Marie Lucio and Erica Walker Photo: Fulton County Ga. Jail Three actresses are calling for the boycott of an Atlanta restaurant after they were arrested for entering the restaurant and taking too long in the restroom. Erica Walker, Brittany Marie Lucio and Asia’h Sharrell Epperson, a former finalist on  American Idol  and an actress on the television series  Greenleaf,  entered Houston’s in Atlanta on Mother’s Day. Although the kitchen was closed, the women say the restaurant was open and customers were still dining when they went to the restroom,  according to 11 Alive .

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Stabbed teenager who refused to be treated by black doctor saying 'You can’t clean it, you're dirty' A  teenager  taken to hospital with a  stab wound  to her back refused to be treated by a doctor because he was black. When the doctor tried to clean the wound Zena Edwards shouted: “You can’t clean it; you are dirty yourself.” Edwards, 18, spat at officers who raided a flat where she was sleeping in Rhyl on May 6,  reports the Daily Post  . When they noticed her stab wound she was taken to the A&E at Glan Clwyd Hospital in Denbighshire.

Lawyer apologizes for rant about Spanish speakers, immigrants: 'I am not a racist' Aaron Schlossberg, who was caught on video allegedly yelling at Spanish-speaking restaurant employees has apologized, according to the Hill. Veuer's Sam Berman has the full story. BUZZ60 A man whose outburst against illegal immigrants and Spanish speakers last week was captured on video and became an Internet sensation has apologized. In the tweeted apology, Schlossberg said "seeing myself online opened my eyes -- the manner in which I expressed myself is unacceptable and is not the person I am."