Why The 'Race Card' Is Played

WATCH: White women rant about 'fat Mexican b*tches' after cops refuse to immediately arrest Latino neighbors : Two white women were caught on camera this week angrily berating their Latino neighbors in their neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. In a video posted on YouTube by a user named Carlos Ruiz, two young white women are shown getting into a physical altercation with one of their Latino neighbors. After the physical altercation ends, the two women continue yelling insults at the Latino family — which prompts one of the neighbors to reply, “You’re drunk, …

Chicago Cop Under Investigation After Being Caught on Viral Video Saying 'I Kill Motherf--kers'  One of Chicago’s finest is under investigation after he was caught on camera harassing two black men and quipping, “I kill motherfuckers.” The officer is seen in the video in an unmarked car, but in full uniform (minus his name and badge) taunting the young men. “I kill motherfuckers,” the officer could be heard telling the men who were recording. The officer can be heard also telling the young men not to film him.  “You want to do the bullshit, how about I lock you up for walking in the street,” he said to one, who was clearly seen standing in the grass by the road. The men try to walk away, but the first officer reverses his car while still speaking to them, and then exits his vehicle and follows them, continuing to harass them.

WATCH: White Cop Ignores Drunk Racist Threatening Puerto Rican Woman As astounding as it may seem, people don’t seem to trust the cops much these days. It’s almost like the daily stream of videos showing the police being jaw-droppingly racist is undermining the public’s confidence. Today’s video isn’t going to help.

More than 100 Philadelphia police recruits pause inside the Contemplation Court inside the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington.

Kudos to Philly police for sending recruits to Smithsonian African American Museum | Jenice Armstrong Relations between the cops and black America have always been dicey. Certain recent, highly publicized fatal encounters between African Americans and law enforcement have only made things worse. That’s why it’s such a good idea that the Philadelphia Police Department now makes a point of sending recruits to visit the  Smithsonian’s Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington . They’ve taken five classes so far. The hope is that by helping recruits understand the black experience, they can do a better job of policing. “I’ve always said we don’t always get it right. What we strive to do is to get it better,”  said Police Commissioner Richard Ross when I asked him about last week’s trip.   “I believe this trip can help some folks understand that.” A photographer and I tagged along on this visit, which is how we ended up on a lower level of the two-year-ol

This is how police killings affect black mental health “#IfIDieInPoliceCustody Know that the color of my skin was the only crime committed,”  a woman  tweeted  in 2015, three days after  Sandra Bland  was found dead in her Texas jail cell. “Nothing will happen to the Police in the Freddie Gray case . . . ”  a man  tweeted  three days after the death of a 25-year-old Baltimore man whose  fatal  spinal injury while in police custody in 2015 triggered protests throughout the  nation . These sentiments — perception of a systemic unfairness and a loss of faith in institutions — are   common among black people in the days and months following police killings of unarmed African Americans, according to  a study  published last month in the medical journal the Lancet. The report analyzed data collected between 2013 and 2016 from 103,710 black adults, finding the incidents to be detrimental to the psyche, adding 1.7 days of poor mental health annually per person

Brazil's Fernandinho targeted with racial slurs, death threats MOSCOW — Brazilian midfielder Fernandinho received a strong message of support from his national soccer federation on Monday after being attacked in a series of racist messages. Fernandinho was targeted by irate fans after his unfortunate own goal put Brazil on course for its quarterfinal defeat against Belgium on Friday, knocking the five-time champion out of the tournament. The midfielder was branded a “monkey” and received death threats, while members of his family were also left fearing for their safety. “(We) repudiate the racist attacks suffered by the player @fernandinho and (his relatives),” a statement tweeted by the CBF, Brazilian soccer’s governing body, read. “Football represents the union of colors, genres, cultures and peoples. We are with you. Racists will not pass.” Just 13 minutes into the quarterfinal, Fernandinho rose for a defensive header but mistimed his action and the ball squi