Why The 'Race Card' Is Played

What Is the Chicago Police Department Hiding? New Questions Surface Regarding Harith Augustus' Death  In an attempt to calm the ongoing outrage surrounding the shooting of Harith Augustus, on Sunday the Chicago Police Department released a portion of footage captured by body-worn cameras of the deadly incident. Instead of holding the CPD’s feet to the fire and asking more pointed questions, most of the media immediately accepted the one-sided narrative and declared that the police-issued video clip “ appeared to corroborate that initial version of events. ”

Day care owner gets probation for hanging toddler from noose MINNEAPOLIS — A Minneapolis day care owner was sentenced to 10 years of probation for  trying to kill a toddler in her home by hanging him from a noose . Forty-three-year-old Nataliia Karia was sentenced Monday after earlier pleading guilty to attempted murder and third-degree assault. She also pleaded guilty to criminal vehicular operation for hitting a pedestrian, a bicyclist and another driver as she fled from her home in a minivan in November 2016. The Star Tribune reports  Karia must follow court-ordered mental health treatment and will be on electronic home monitoring for at least two months. According to the complaint, a father was dropping off his son at the home when Karia led him toward the basement, where he saw the toddler hanging from a noose. He released the child and fled with him. The 16-month-old boy survived.

Tennessee Titans Player Jurrell Casey Will Continue to Protest During Upcoming NFL Season Tennessee Titans defensive lineman Jurrell Casey doesn’t care what the NFL has planned for the upcoming season because he plans to protest the killings of unarmed black men, women and children during the national anthem and the football league can fine him and he still doesn’t care. “I’m going to take a fine this year, why not?” Casey told CNN during a promotional event for the NFL’s International Series in the United Kingdom. “I’m going to protest during the flag. That’s what I’m going to say now.” According to  USA Today , Casey was one of the only Titans to protest during the past NFL season. Casey raised his fist during the national anthem and it’s unclear if Casey plans to continue this form of protest or will take a knee as other players, including the whiteballed former San Francisco 49ers Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid, once did. “It is what it is, I

SEE IT: Couple smiles for camera after police chase, arrest for drug possession in Florida By  DAVID BOROFF JUL 18, 2018  |   8:40 AM Matthew White and Amber Taynor pose with officers after being arrested in Florida. (Volusia County Sheriff's Office /)   It might have been the happiest conclusion to a police chase ever. Two suspects smiled for the camera in a group photo with the officers who caught them after being arrested on drug and other charges in Florida on Thursday. ADVERTISEMENT Matthew White and Amber Taynor, who had been sought by the Volusia County Sheriff's Office for several months, were spotted in a stolen vehicle near I-95. They fled in their vehicle, leading officers on a chase through Daytona Beach and Holly Hill. However, their vehicle hit a set of stop sticks deployed by a deputy. The couple "bailed out and ran," according to the sheriff's office, but were taken into custody wit

Dinner series spotlighting African-American chefs on its way to Charleston Each of the pop-up dinners hosted by Soul Food Sessions, a group of Charlotte area African-American chefs that first coalesced in late 2016, has been a bit different from the meal that preceded it. While keeping the emphasis on high-quality food, organizers have adjusted menus and service formats to match the seasons and host venues: They plated jerk-spiced beef tartare on coco bread at a borrowed Italian restaurant last summer, and for a holiday mixer at a community center, they set out fruit cake points with braised pheasant. “To be 100 percent honest with you, that was the first time we had a majority African-American crowd,” Michael Bowling said the morning after a jubilant six-course meal scheduled to coincide with Juneteenth, the annual commemoration of slavery’s end. “It was nice to see that many African-Americans in the room.”

Remains of Black People Forced Into Labor After Slavery Are Discovered in Texas The remains of dozens of people found at a construction site in Texas this year are mostly likely those of African-Americans who were forced to work on a plantation there around the turn of the 20th century, officials said this week. That finding, announced Monday, opens a window onto a little-remembered period in which blacks in certain Southern states were essentially treated like slaves post-emancipation. The remains of about 95 people were discovered early this year on a construction site outside Houston, where the Fort Bend Independent School District is building a new school, according to school district officials and court records. This week, archaeologists announced that the bones were most likely those of African-American laborers who worked as part of the so-called convict lease system, in which the state of Texas outsourced prisoners to work and live on plantations. The researchers e

Teacher inappropriately used African-American baby doll in her classroom CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG-TV9) --  The Cedar Rapids Community School District superintendent has recommended a teacher be fired for "inappropriate use of African-American baby doll in classroom" and other accusations. In a statement released on Tuesday, the district says Superintendent Brad Buck recommended to Board of Directors of the Cedar Rapids Community School District in writing that Tammy Ryan's contract be terminated immediately. The district has accused Ryan of the following based on an internal investigation: • Inappropriate use of African-American baby doll in classroom. • Poor and ineffective role model. • Unprofessional conduct. • Inappropriate instructional methods and techniques. Ryan was notified of the termination prior to the meeting and is entitled to a private hearing if requested in writing. The district would not release any other information.