Why The 'Race Card' Is Played

  @blackhistoryunlocked Blockbusting refers to the practice of introducing African American homeowners into previously all white neighborhoods in order to spark rapid white flight and housing price decline. Real estate speculators have historically used this technique to profit from prejudice-driven market instability. After intentionally placing an African American homeowner onto a block, speculators solicited white owners with tales of impending depreciation. Fearful residents often sold their homes to these speculators well below market value. As white residents began to flee in great numbers, other white residents sold their homes at even lower prices, thus further depressing housing prices in a self-fulfilling prophecy. - Middle class African Americans, who were otherwise denied access to previously all-white neighborhoods, were now offered admittance at artificially inflated prices set by the speculators. - A 1970 report released by a Baltimore group called “the Activists” conc

  @decsmith50 An announcer at a girls' high school basketball game in Oklahoma used a racial slur as players kneeled during the national anthem. The Norman High School team took the knee before their quarter-final game against Midwest City - a familiar way of protesting racial and social injustice. One of the livestream's broadcasters, who didn't realise their microphone was live, was heard saying: "They're kneeling? F*** them. I hope Norman gets their ass kicked… F****** n******." "This Is Why We Kneel" 🖤🤎🤍 . #racialslur​ #Nword​ #theNword​ #race​ #prejudice​ #racism​ #endracism​ #stopracism​ #fightracism​ #racialequality​ #racismisreal​ #racialprofiling​ #racialjustice​ #socialjustice​ #againstracism​ #discrimination​ #controversialtopic​ #toughconversation​ #realtalk​ #africanamericans​ #countrydivided​ #thisisamerica​ #wakeupamerica​ #livingwhileblack​ #racisminamerica​ #blackinamerica​ #blacklivesmatter​ #colinkaepernick​ #thisiswhyweknee

  “CBS This Morning” tackled the history of housing discrimination and redlining in this segment. This history should be common knowledge in the U.S., but like so much of the history of oppression, exclusion, and exploitation, it has been whitewashed, erased, and ignored. It’s not hard to find, too complicated to understand, or difficult to explain. The only reason it hasn’t always been taught is that it makes certain people look bad. It is good that mainstream media is covering this and reminding the rest of the nation about how oppressive acts like this have reverberating and compounding effects that last until the current day. It was a misstatement when they claimed this was the beginning of the wealth gap, but it is a huge piece. • The obvious answer to this history is reparations. It’s not hard to come up with this answer, but when certain people think about how much it might cost them personally, their minds become incredibly creative in finding complications and avoiding the obv

  GOP senator: If insurrectionists had been Black instead of MAGA I would have been 'concerned' Embattled U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI), a top Trump supporter, admitted that he felt safe during the January 6 insurrection because he trusted the MAGA crowd, thousands of whom were breaking not only the law but government property and causing physical harm. But he also admits that if those rioters had been Black Lives Matter protestors he would not have felt safe – he would he felt "concerned." https://www.whytheracecardisplayed.com/​ @enrichedminds17 At least he's honest. The white people attacking the police, killing one of them, didn't bother him. If it was Black Lives Matter (Black Americans) he would've been concerned. RACISM STILL, AND ALWAYS WILL, EXISTS! Especially in America. The confederates lost! They didn't change their hearts. 🤷🏾‍♂️ Podcast is almost back up. Let's chat! Wegottatalk! #enrichedmindspodcast​ #podcast​ #wegottatalk​ #r

  Announcer's Mic Catches Him Using N-Word As Players Kneel Announcer directs racial slur at high school girls basketball team for kneeling during national anthem Moments before the start of a girl's high school basketball game between Norman High School and Midwest City in the Oklahoma 6A State Basketball Tournament on Thursday night, a broadcaster used a racial slur while making comments about Norman players taking a knee during the national anthem. https://www.whytheracecardisplayed.com/​ The man on the call for the National Federation of High Schools Network's online broadcast of the game has been identified as Matt Rowan, who operates the live-streaming platform that broadcasted the game.. Before using the slur on the call, he announced that the broadcast would be back after the national anthem performance. But his microphone was not off. While believing the broadcast was on a break, the announcer said,"F-- them. I hope they lose," after seeing the Norman

  Hollywood's $10 billion opportunity: McKinsey study says anti-Black bias hurts revenue If Hollywood were to address racial inequities in the film and TV industry, annual revenue could rise by 7%, or about $10 billlion, according to the findings of a new study from McKinsey.The consulting firm's research found that Black-led stories are underfunded and undervalued.The management ranks of the film and TV industry are disproportionately white. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc...

  davelifetv Family of George Floyd Wins $27 Million in Settlement Against City of Minneapolis. Attorney Ben Crump addresses questions at new conference to announce that George Floyd’s family settled a civil lawsuit against Minneapolis for $27 million over his death in police custody. It’s among the largest settlements in a police misconduct case. The Minneapolis City Council voted 13-0 to approve the settlement to George Floyd’s estate. $500,000 of that settlement will be used to benefit the George Floyd memorial site at 38th and Chicago in Minneapolis. #DLTVNews​ #DLTVBreakingNews​ #GeorgeFloyd​ #GeorgeFloydSettlement​ #GeorgeFloydProtests​ https://www.whytheracecardisplayed.com/​