Why The 'Race Card' Is Played

Estherwood, Louisiana (CNN)A Louisiana police officer almost resigned from his job after sharing a racist Facebook meme. Then, he became his town's police chief. Almost two years ago, Wayne Welsh, then assistant police chief of Estherwood, came across a meme on Facebook and shared it. The image depicted a white woman pushing the face of a white girl underwater in a bathtub. "When your daughters (sic) first crush is a little negro boy," the meme reads. Welsh was suspended from his job after sharing it, and he later apologized. When the spot for police chief was vacated last year, he was the interim for nine months. He ran unopposed for police chief last November. The village is predominantly white, and less than 5% of the population is African-American, according to the 2010 census. Six black residents declined to be interviewed on the record, saying they feared retaliation. Welsh declined to be interviewed. He sent a text message to CNN, saying he doesn't think

When footballer Moise Kean stood and faced-off to the racist Caglari crowd during a match on Tuesday he felt what so many minorities do when we experience abuse – anger and pain. 

NEW MARKET, Tenn. — A racist symbol found spray-painted near a building destroyed by fire at a social-justice center in Tennessee has been displayed by white supremacists here and abroad, including the man accused of livestreaming the massacre of worshippers at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. A fire of undetermined origin destroyed the main office Friday of the Highlander Center, an internationally known social-justice organization that hosted prominent leaders, including the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks, during the civil-rights movement of the 1950s and '60s. The building, about 25 miles northeast of Knoxville, Tennessee, in New Market, housed archives documenting the Highlander Center's history. It's unclear what documents were destroyed; the Wisconsin Historical Society preserves the center's documents and said the majority of the archives are safe.  In a news release Tuesday, the Highlander Center announced that a "symbol connected to th

For decades, the world of romantic fiction has been divided by a heated debate about racism and diversity. Is there any hope of a happy ending? 

https://www.instagram.com/whytheracecardisplayed/ New Zealand white supremacist carried a racist mark; same symbol found after civil rights center fire A fire of undetermined origin destroyed the main office Friday of the Highlander Center, an internationally known social-justice organization that hosted prominent leaders, including the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks, during the civil-rights movement of the 1950s and '60s. The building, about 25 miles northeast of Knoxville, Tennessee, in New Market, housed archives documenting the Highlander Center's history. It's unclear what documents were destroyed; the Wisconsin Historical Society preserves the center's documents and said the majority of the archives are safe.   In a news release Tuesday, the Highlander Center announced that a "symbol connected to the white power movement" was found spray-painted in the parking lot by the main office. Jefferson County Sheriff Jeff Coffey confirmed the

LONDON -- Yaya Toure has said Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci and manager Massimiliano Allegri are "a disgrace" for their criticism of forward Moise Kean's celebration in the face of racist abuse from Cagliari fans. Kean celebrated his 85th-minute goal in Tuesday's Serie A match at Sardegna Arena by standing in front of Cagliari supporters with his arms outstretched, having earlier endured monkey chants from the stands. He was criticised by teammate Bonucci and manager Allegri after the game and Toure, speaking during a panel discussion at UEFA's Equal Game conference on Wednesday, said: "For me it's a disgrace. You can't do that. "It was unbelievable. A teammate, a manager saying: 'You shouldn't have done that' to one of your own players. "I think it's the worst scenario you can have in football. Your teammate attacking you, saying things like that, is just unbelievable. I can't imagine how hurt he was when he sa

Of the five most heavily audited counties in the country, all were in the South, all were poor, and all were majority African-American.