Why The 'Race Card' Is Played

Napoli coach says team would 'stop playing' over racist chants B o x i n g D a y m a t c h m a r r e d b y r a c i s t c h a n t s (CNN) - Napoli coach Carlo Ancelotti says the next time a member of his team is racially abused he'd be happy for the Serie A side to stop playing. Ancelotti was speaking after his side was beaten 1-0 by Internazionale in Milan on Boxing Day in a league game that was marred by racist chanting towards Napoli's Senegalese defender Kalidou Koulibaly and fan violence before the match in which a 35-year-old man reportedly died. On Thursday, Serie A announced Inter will play two league games at the San Siro behind closed doors and that the 27-year-old Koulibaly had been given a two-match ban. The Napoli coach pointed to Koulibaly's dismissal in the 80th minute as the game's turning point, suggesting the defender had been severely "shaken" by the abuse. "The red card determined the result. We w

Michael B. Jordan Says Travis Scott Shouldn’t Perform At Super Bowl "Hopefully it's a rumor."  Michael B. Jordan wants Travis Scott to reconsider his reported invite to perform at the Super Bowl 53 halftime show with Maroon 5. For now, Scott is only rumored to be on the guest list, but a growing chorus of names are stepping forward to discourage the decision in wake of the NFL boycott. Among them,   Meek Mill ,   Al Sharpton  and Jay Z, the latter of whom reportedly tried   convince   the “Sicko Mode” rapper not to do the show. “Hopefully it’s a rumor,” Jordan told  TMZ   Saturday (July 22), when asked to for his thoughts on Scott.  The Creed  actor added, “We’re going to try to stick together on this,” in reference to a host of celebrities boycotting the biggest sports event of the year. Scott’s name was thrown in the mix following reports that Maroon 5 was having trouble landing a special guest.  In October, it was reported that Rihanna, an early selection

Family of the black wrestler who was forced to cut his dreadlocks speaks out Family of the black wrestler who was forced to cut his dreadlocks speaks out (CNN) — The parents of the 16-year-old black varsity wrestler who was forced to cut his dreadlocks before a match have spoken out for the first time since the incident. Charles and Rosa Johnson, speaking through their attorney, Dominic A. Speziali, said in a Monday statement that the conduct of the referee who forced their son, Andrew, to cut his hair "appears more egregious as additional information comes to light." They allege that the referee was late to the meet and didn't question their son's hair or the need for a head covering during the initial evaluation. The referee did not immediately respond to CNN's requests for comment Tuesday afternoon. The referee later told Andrew his hair and headgear were not in compliance with league regulations, Speziali said in the statement. Andrew told the r

Inglewood, Calif. Decides to Destroy 20 Years Worth of Police Misconduct Records May 2008, Officer Brian Ragan  gunned down 19-year-old Michael Bayoun e at a Rally’s in Inglewood, Calif., Bayoune was unarmed and had not made any threats but Ragan mistook the teenager for a gang member and opened fire. An internal investigation cleared Ragan of any wrongdoing. A few days later in May 2008, Ragan knocked on the door of Kevin Wicks. Wicks answered the door at his home with a gun in his hand, so Ragan shot him dead. It turned out  Ragan had knocked on the wrong door  and the city of Inglewood was ordered to pay a settlement to Wicks’ family. An internal investigation cleared Ragan of any wrongdoing. Then there was the time Ragan beat up Eduardo Carranza during a 2006 arrest. Also, he was caught on tape brutally attacking Rene Melendez on camera. According to  court documents , these resulted in internal investigations but didn’t result in Ragan getting fired for any form of

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.