I have a response to that accusation that black people are "playing the race card" any time they bring race into the conversation.

I call it "Playing The Denial Card." Which is the card that white people play (and all too often win with) when the subject of race "rears its ugly head."

https://a-room-of-my-own.medium.com/playing-the-denial-card-yes-all-whites-d9b0c333f169