Why The 'Race Card' Is Played

Our nation was built on slavery and colonialism, the legacy of which lives on in the Windrush scandal. Yet some people believe we’re a ‘beacon of tolerance’ Full Article: https://www.whytheracecardisplayed.com/post/given-britain-s-history-it-s-no-surprise-that-racism-still-infects-our-politics

The 'Reign of Terror' That Was the Tenor of Mike Bloomberg's Time as Mayor. 'An Archive. Proof of Institutional, Systematic Racism. Throughout History, and in Today's Society. In America and Abroad.' https://www.whytheracecardisplayed.com/

@Morning_Joe @MSNBC @PeteButtigieg held a town hall in Sioux City, IA last night and was asked by an audience member about the article in @TheRoot. I captured the full response, but wanted to share at least what I could here so Americans can see Pete’s response. During a 2011 public television broadcast while he was a candidate for mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Buttigieg said children "need to see evidence that education is going to work for them ... and there are a lot of kids, especially in the lower income, minority neighborhoods, who literally just haven't seen it work. There isn't somebody they know personally who testifies the value of education." Those comments, which resurfaced on social media this week, drew sharp criticism online, including in an essay by Michael Harriot titled "Pete Buttigieg is a lying MF" published on the African American-oriented website The Root. @Morning_Joe @MSNBC @PeteButtigieg held a town hall in Sioux City, IA last ni

Raleigh, North Carolina "If I was white, be honest... you wouldn't have stopped me." Another case of working while black in America This is tiring and OUTRAGEOUS https://twitter.com/_SJPeace_/status/... #whytheracecardisplayed

How about creating a #noattitudechallenge ? PLEASE don’t touch my hair.. cuse’ me #blackhairchallenge twist-out, afro puffs, stretched, and box braids #blackhairchallenge because why not TWA’s don’t get enough attention #blackhairchallenge I wanted to join the #blackhairchallenge and let every girl know that your short 4c hair is beautiful. Own it #blackhairchallenge is even harder for sistas in chemo! Sometimes I rock the bald, sometimes pray that all black women feel good no matter what hair they rock. #BlackGirlsRock I wear my hair like I want. Do I catch flack for it? Yes. Do I get told I should cut it, yes. Will I listen? No. I succeed in the business world despite hatred of my hair. #blackhairchallenge

‘We're not going to make it feel comfortable for white audiences.' — @LenaWaithe wrote 'Queen & Slim' to process the traumas of police brutality and racism in America. Here's why she hopes the film sparks further conversation and more Black narratives

IHREC argues that “while political debates should be free and open, they should not be characterized by a political discourse that is of a discriminatory and racist nature”. The report, which will be passed to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, states that IHREC is “concern(ed) about political discourse that may serve to exclude minority groups from public life”. Full Article: https://www.whytheracecardisplayed.com/post/anti-racism-report-makes-uncomfortable-reading-for-government-human-rights-body-highlights-many-fail