Why The 'Race Card' Is Played

Kevin-Prince Boateng on racism in  football: 'Nothing has changed SASSUOLO, Italy -- It has been almost six years since Kevin-Prince Boateng  made the decision to walk off the pitch , followed in solidarity by his AC Milan teammates, in protest at the racist abuse he, M'Baye Niang, Urby Emanuelson and Sulley Muntari were subjected to during a friendly against Pro Patria. The gesture made headlines around the world, starting a conversation about what could be done within football and society as a whole to tackle the issue. Shortly after that incident in Busto Arsizio, Boateng was invited to join a newly created FIFA Task Force Against Racism and Discrimination. But as we sit down in the temporary cabin doubling as Sassuolo's media room in October, the former Ghana international tells me, "with FIFA I didn't talk for a long, long time." He remains in touch with the UN and made an impassioned speech at a convention in March 2013 in Geneva. "They want to

Man kicks black toddler and yells racial slurs at Kansas supermarket Mother Lashantai Whitaker and her toddler were shopping at a Wichita, Kansas supermarket early Sunday morning when a 31-year-old man kicked the child while yelling racist comments. According to KWCH, police have arrested Riff Trace for “battery that was bias and racially motivated” as well as resisting arrest. “Through the investigation, it was learned Trace walked into the Dillons store and kicked a 1-year-old victim in the back, causing the child to fall on the floor,” police told the local news. They described it as a “racially motivated bias crime.” Riff was “being held on (the) ground by citizens” when police arrived.

Man kicks black toddler and yells racial slurs at Kansas supermarket : Mother Lashantai Whitaker and her toddler were shopping at a Wichita, Kansas supermarket early Sunday morning when a 31-year-old man kicked the child while yelling racist comments. According to KWCH, police have arrested Riff Trace for “battery that was bias and racially motivated” as well as resisting arrest. “Through the investigation, it was learned Trace …

Panthers reached out to Eric Reid's agent about re-signing                   Eric Reid will once again be one of the top free agent safeties in the NFL next year. The Carolina Panthers have the inside track, though, and they’re looking to lock him up before he can hit the open market. According to a  report by David Newton at ESPN , the team has reached out to Reid’s agent about re-signing. Panthers management has reached out to the agent of safety Eric Reid about re-signing. So even with some uncertainty about next season the current management group is looking ahead to 2019. Reid has appeared in 12 games for the Panthers and has come through with key stops almost every week. Aside from a few early hiccups – he allowed a touchdown to Vernon Davis in the loss to Washington – Reid has played well. He has a total of 66 combined tackles (seven for a loss), one interception (should be two) and five passes defensed.

White man lost his temper when he heard the women at the counter speaking Arabic A Dallas man tried to buy a purse at a Macy’s store in the mall over the holidays, but lost his temper when he heard the women at the counter speaking Arabic. So he yelled at them and then lashed out at the other customers when they asked him to be respectful, reports the  Heavy . “You’re being mean to her,” a customer tells him. The man retorts by asking, “Are you a bunch of Democrats? Yeah, a bunch of Democrats.” “All you Arabs and Democrats, just go back where you came from,” the man says after multiple customers ask him to leave the store. “Well, she’s making a big stand, why don’t I?” the man asks as the fracas continues. “I cannot see how so many Arabs came out of the woodwork,” he adds, as the Macy’s attendants try to accommodate his needs. “Dude, you’re the snowflake here,” observes another customer. To which the man retorts, “F*ck you. Put me on YouTube.” A vid

How the Ku Klux Klan began its reign of terror on Christmas Eve S i x C o n f e d e r a t e s o l d i e r s g a t h e r e d a s a s o c i a l g r o u p o n C h r i s t m a s E v e t o d i s c u s s p o l i t i c a l m a t t e r s . T h e i r “ c i r c l e ” w o u l d t u r n i n t o t h e K K K . What began on Christmas Eve 1865 as a social group, grew to a terror organisation that by the 1920s reached peak membership of up to six million people across the United States. From its humble beginnings, the Ku Klux Klan heralded an horrific chapter in American history that still exists today, 150 years after its initial formation. The aftermath of the Civil War gave around four million African-Americans their freedom but there were several obstacles to successfully rebuilding the South during what was known as the Reconstruction Period of 1865-77. From 1865 to 1871 the first wave of the KKK killed hundreds of African-Americans and their white supp