Why The 'Race Card' Is Played

David Stern: Colin Kaepernick would still be playing if he were in NBA Former NBA Commissioner David Stern said during a Bloomberg Business of Sports podcast that former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick would still be working today if he were a basketball player. According to Bloomberg , Stern said on the podcast, which will air Feb. 18, letting players speak their mind was part of the NBA's game plan to make the sport more visible. "As we were digging out of a terrible hole for us -- in the late ’70s and ’80s, when there was a fair amount of racism exhibited about players -- we felt as a matter of policy we had to promote our players and show that they were real people,” he said during the podcast. “And it worked.” Kaepernick, 31, hasn't played in the NFL since 2016 when he started kneeling during the national anthem as a protest against racial inequality and police brutality. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2019/02/14/colin-kaepernick-david-stern-nba

The 30-second ad, titled “It Can Happen Here,” was supposed to run during the Sean Hannity Show earlier this week. The ad was bought to air during Monday night’s edition of Sean Hannity’s primetime show through a local advertising buy on Charter Communication’s Spectrum service in Los Angeles, but was precluded by breaking news — coverage of President Trump’s rally in Texas. The film’s distributor, Field of Vision, then decided to purchase a national spot on Hannity’s show, but was rebuffed by the network, which controls national advertising. The 7-minute movie, which was recently nominated for an Academy Award, explores the terrifying day on February 20, 1939 when thousands of American Nazis held a rally at Madison Square Garden in New York. “The ad in question is full of disgraceful Nazi imagery regardless of the film’s message and did not meet our guidelines,” Marianne Gambelli, president of ad sales at Fox News, told Gizmodo in a statement emailed by Fox News PR. The me

Racist laws should be repealed If politicians and others get upset because someone uses a racial slur but ignores the policies that are racist in origin they have a problem. To paraphrase a famous line, sticks and stones may break some bones but unjust laws may just kill me. https://www.theolympian.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article226230035.html

GOP Congressman Under Fire for Most Racist Office Display Ever The book is a “sort of biography” of the Civil War general who is revered for getting his army’s ass kicked in the War to Save Slavery. The book is filled with Confederate ideology (pronounced “wīt suh-PRIM-uh-see”), biographical sketches, and anecdotes about Lee. But mostly white supremacy. https://www.theroot.com/gop-congressman-under-fire-for-most-racist-office-displ-1832592236?utm_medium=socialflow&utm_source=theroot_twitter

NBC does not want you to see this. In fact, they deleted this from the clip posted online! http://bit.ly/2PzXYZq

COLORADO SPRINGS – After more than 20 years in business, Prime Time Sports Owner Stephen Martin says he can’t afford his monthly lease anymore at Chapel Hills Mall. On Monday, staff hung 40% off signs all over the store. “That’s definitely what brought us in for sure,” said Melissa Hansen, who came in to buy a Broncos hat. But customers soon learned the discount came at a price, learning Prime Time would be going out of business. “I just can’t keep the doors open anymore,” said Martin, telling News5 he made the decision to close for good on Sunday night. After more than 20 years in business, Prime Time Sports owner Steven Martin says he can't afford his monthly lease anymore at Chapel Hills Mall.

Governor Northam’s Troubling Silence on Racism Blackface was never about mimicking black people. White entertainers wore it to amuse white crowds by playing into the most offensive and dehumanizing stereotypes. It is not simply the darkening of one’s face to look more like black people. It also involves exaggerating the physical features and movements of black people to the point of absurdity. Even if your grandparents took you to a vaudeville show decades ago, you have to know that these racist spectacles are deeply offensive. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/13/opinion/governor-northams-troubling-silence-on-racism.html