Why The 'Race Card' Is Played

Let racist monument serve as a reminder -- in a museum A 70-year-old monument in the small upstate town honors the dozens of locals who died fighting in World Wars I and II. But it splits the war heroes into two categories — “colored” and “white.” The monument was built while segregation was still the law in South Carolina. It memorializes soldiers who fought in a segregated military. It’s a historically accurate document of the eras it commemorates and the time in which it was built. That doesn’t make it right or less painful.

After Roseanne's racist tweet, Obama ally Valerie Jarrett starts wooing voters Valerie Jarrett’s “teaching moment” is now apparently also a political-organizing moment on behalf of her former boss – framed in a call for civility. Just days ago, Jarrett -- a former senior adviser to President Barack Obama -- was suddenly and unceremoniously pulled into the media’s glare because of a racist tweet aimed at her by now-fired ABC sitcom star Roseanne Barr. Rather than respond to Barr in kind, Jarrett took the high road. "I think we have to turn it into a teaching moment,"  Jarrett said in a television interview , regarding Barr’s tweet. "I'm fine. I'm worried about all the people out there who don't have a circle of friends and followers who come right to their defense.”

UFC Fighter Claims Husband With Swastika Tattoo Isn't Racist Since They Have 'Ethnic' Friends MAKING CULTURE POP. FOLLOW US GET YOUR WEEKLY DIGEST ONE-TAP SUBSCRIBE CHANNELS Music Style Pop Culture Sports Sneakers Life INTERNATIONAL Complex UK Complex Australia Complex Canada MORE Video Shop Shuffle Hustle Fuse TV Feel The Real MORE FROM COMPLEX NETWORKS  First We Feast  Pigeons & Planes  Sole Collector  Green Label  Go90  Rated Red On Friday,  UFC  flyweight Andrea Lee posted a seemingly innocent photo of herself and her husband enjoying their weekend on the lake. What at first glance appears to be a harmless image of the couple is quickly tainted by one small but glaring detail: a swastika tattoo on the top of her husband’s forearm. Quickly after posting the photo, people criticized “KGB” Lee (which is also a problematic nickname, but I digress) and her husband, calling the couple “ racist ,”

Judge dismisses 1 of 2 wrongful death suits against city TULSA, Okla. – A judge has dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit filed against the city over the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by a white officer because a similar suit is pending in federal court. The Tulsa World reports  that District Judge Mary Fitzgerald dismissed the lawsuit filed by the family of  Terence Crutcher  on Thursday. Attorneys for the city sought the dismissal, citing unnecessary costs and potentially conflicting rulings.

LaVar Ball: NFL Anthem Protesters Should Find a New League If They Won't Stand LaVar Ball  said  NFL  players should follow the league's new protocol for the national anthem—stand on the sideline or remain in the locker room—or "get out their league." On Saturday,  TMZ Sports  passed along comments from the always outspoken Ball, who noted players in his new Junior Basketball Association won't be allowed to kneel during the anthem. "It's their league," he said of the NFL. "If you don't want to do it, get out their league." NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell released a  statement  about the updated anthem rules, which allow the league to fine teams that have players kneeling while the anthem plays. Further, individual organizations can levy a financial penalty against players who don't abide: