Why The 'Race Card' Is Played

"Baby Daddy" Father's Day card pulled from shelves; American Greetings, Target, apologize American Greetings, the world's biggest's producer of greeting cards, says an attempt at being "playful" missed the mark, and as a result it's pulling a Father's Day card from retail shelves nationwide.  The card in question, sold at about 5,300 big box, drug and grocery stores across the country, shows a black couple kissing with the phrase "Baby Daddy" in the forefront. Inside, the card reads: "You're a wonderful husband and father -- and I'm so grateful to have you as my partner, my friend, and my baby daddy! Happy Father's Day." After coming across the card at a Target store last month, an angry Takeisha Saunders took to  social media : ""You CANNOT be serious Target!!!! Really!!!?!!!!? This was the only Father's Day card that featured a black couple!!!!!!" noted the Dallas resident, who

Apple Is Adding A New Feature That Prevents Police From Unlocking iPhones It would prevent firms like Cellebrite, which reportedly helped the FBI in the San Bernardino case, from gaining access to locked devices. Last week, at Apple's annual developer conference, the company unveiled the latest version of its operating system for iPhone and iPad,  iOS 12 . In addition to tools to break your iPhone addiction , " Memojis ," and group FaceTime, Apple is also rolling out a new security feature in the update called USB Restricted Mode, which prevents tools used by law enforcement to unlock devices, reports Motherboard . The company acknowledged to Reuters  that the feature was designed in part for users in countries where phones are easily obtained by police and criminals. In an emailed statement, an Apple spokesperson wrote, “We have the greatest respect for law enforcement, and we don’t design our security improvements to frustrate their efforts to do their j

School Board Member Blames Her Racist Facebook Posts on Michelle Obama, NFL Protesters Donna Pike, a member of the Jefferson County School Board, recently sharing a meme about Obama Administration senior advisor Valerie Jarrett, invoking the sentiments of the now-infamous tweet by noted conspiracy theorist, and Trump supporter Rosanne Barr, calling the former Obama Administration senior advisor a “Muslim born in Iran.” “She’s not a Muslim, she’s an American” Chaverst told the members of the board about Jarrett. “But your school board member stands with Roseanne.” Chavers went on to show other racist-adjacent memes posted by Pike, including one of Michelle Obama refusing to salute the flag. Pike shooed Chaverst away with her hand as he explained: “I shared it, and I’m not sorry I did,” said Pike. “And I meant it because it shows hypocrisy in our country. Some people can get away with it and some people can’t. It was not racist.” Apparently unaware that First Lady is ne

The New African American Flag and Accessories:  Purpose of Iconium: “To solve problems. Poverty, drugs, violence.” To build vocational schools, housing area in Minority Neighborhoods. To solved unemployment, economic instability and housing. Auto body training, plumbing, electrical training & more.

Charges filed against Oakland’s ‘Jogger Joe’ as case shows immense power of shared videos Henry Sintay was arrested on suspicion of robbery on Monday, June 11, 2018, after he was confronted for throwing away a homeless man's possessions in Oakland. An Oakland man who became known as “Jogger Joe” when he paused during a run to throw away a homeless man’s makeshift camp beside Lake Merritt was charged Wednesday with robbery in a case that displays the growing power of videos people share on social media in an effort to gain instant justice. The episode — seen by many as a testament to community action, but by one of the jogger’s friends as a glimpse into online extremes — began Friday when 30-year-old Henry William Sintay was confronted by bystanders at the lake. They filmed him as he discarded the homeless man’s clothing and other possessions. Sintay responded that he was simply cleaning up heaps of trash.

Real-Estate Crowd Investing Platform, is on its Way to Raising Millions of Dollars in Funding for Property Development in Black Communities Entrepreneur Lynn P. Smith is the founder and CEO at  Buy The Block  – one of the only Black-owned platforms in the country that is dedicated to making investments in real estate as a group more accessible. The movement is presently on its way to recording massive success in funding for diverse development projects across Black communities in the US.This enviable initiative offers every Black American an opportunity to invest as little as $100, and connect with other investors – with an added advantage of helping every member buy a piece of their first block. Having a growing database of BlockVestors and Block Developers, all it takes to be a member is by signing up on their website. With the platform, acquiring property or block of choice in one’s local area is achievable. Getting the funds to make such a big difference can also be wit