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The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: Insert Clever Title Here
Yesterday, Deputy Managing Editor Yesha Callahan told me, and I quote: “No one wants to wait around for the mailbag tomorrow … and by ‘no one,’ I mean me.” Fine, then. So I guess I won’t write an intro. This lede was gonna be funny as hell, too. I was going to explain how this…
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Nah, White Women … You Can’t Have This One
In the aftermath of black people showing up out of nowhere—like little Kenard who snuffed out Omar on The Wire—to kill Roy Moore and the “alt-right’s” dream of making the documentary Mr. Molester Goes to Washington, everyone wants a little bit of credit. The Democratic Party is saying, “I told y’all.” The pundits are giving…
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Man Catches Beatdown From 2 Women After They Discover Video of Him Molesting 9-Year-Old
Police intervened in a confrontation at a Florida restaurant that appeared to be over a digital tablet and realized that the man involved allegedly molested the daughter of one of the women, who were graciously allowing him to “catch these hands.” According to Jacksonville’s WJXT-TV, police arrived at a Lake City, Fla., McDonald’s on Tuesday…
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Retired Alabama Police Officer Says She Was ‘Told to Watch’ Roy Moore Around High School Cheerleaders
A retired Gadsden, Ala., law-enforcement officer says she and her fellow officers were told to keep Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore away from the high school cheerleading team because it was known that Moore preferred young girls. Faye Gary, a former police officer, told MSNBC that everyone in the small Alabama town was aware of…
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Former Felons Voted in Tuesday’s Elections and Republicans Are Big Mad
If you noticed a change in the climate at the polls, specifically in the atmospheric pressure due to moisture in the air, it might be because of the meteorological phenomenon known to research scientists as Blubberus caucasianus, more commonly referred to as “white tears.” Lost in the hullabaloo surrounding Democratic victories around the country on…
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Father Kills 14-Year-Old Son Allegedly Because ‘He Would Rather Have a Dead Son Than a Gay Son’: Report
A high school student is dead and his father has been charged with killing him after, police say, the father, Wendell Melton, shot and killed his 14-year-old son. KSNV-TV reports that United Airlines employee and former pilot Wendell Melton will appear in court early this week to face preliminary charges after authorities say he fatally…
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Carmelo Anthony Traded to Oklahoma City for Bag of BBQ Chips and Peach Faygo
The New York Knicks continued their decadeslong tradition of front-office ineptitude Saturday when the organization agreed to ship NCAA champion, Olympic gold medalist and nine-time All-Star Carmelo Anthony to the Oklahoma City Thunder for … umm … look, I’m not about to waste my time Googling that. Trust me, you don’t know them. OK, they…
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Ga. Is Going to Execute a Black Man Convicted by a Racist Juror
On Tuesday, Sept. 26, if the U.S. Supreme Court does not intercede, the state of Georgia will execute Keith Tharpe. Keith Tharpe is probably guilty. In Georgia, an impartial jury must unanimously vote for capital punishment in order for a person to receive the death penalty. In 1991, when Tharpe was convicted, every juror voted…
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Someone Trolled Me With Racist Emails for a Week, and It Brought Me So Much Joy!
A few weeks ago, we began the inaugural Wypipo World Tournament that pitted the worst wypipo in the world against one another. When this idea first emerged, there was a very intense meeting that ended—as most meetings at The Root do—with, “OK, Mike, you piss wypipo off all the time. You do it.” I didn’t…
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Minneapolis Police Chief Resigns in Wake of Shooting
Minneapolis Chief of Police Janeé Harteau resigned Friday after careful reflection on the comments of Minneapolis city officials who told her, in so many words, “We’re gonna fire your ass.” Although Harteau was not fired, CBS News reports that Harteau issued her resignation “at the request” of Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges—which is the Caucasian version…
