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The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: Sticks and Stones
Welcome back to the Friday Clapback Mailbag: You already know what this is, so don’t be surprised by the collection of tweets, emails and DMs we receive from people who read The Root. It’s part of the job. From: GregTo: Michael HarriotSubject: No Subject Michael, I read your satire piece about the “racist” ( according…
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The Geek Squad Is Dry Snitching on Its Customers to the FBI: Report
The Volkswagen-driving nerds who promised to remove the virus from your computer and have it back by Friday are also skilled in the art of unmoisturized tattling: Newly uncovered documents show how Best Buy’s Geek Squad has been working undercover in the FBI’s Department of Dry Snitching for a decade at the very least. The…
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Someone Thought It Would Be Hilarious to Put the N-Word on a Theater’s Black Panther Sign
One of America’s finest warriors who protect our freedoms by placing their lives on the line for you and me apparently conjured up the ingenious idea that changing the sign on a movie theater showing Black Panther to “Phat Black Nigger” would be a priceless prank. It was not. According to a Facebook post from…
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The Richest Black People in the World, Ranked
Every year Forbes releases its annual ranking of the world’s billionaires, and this year, like every year, I woke up, checked the list of the richest people in the world and decided I’d better go to work. Amazon.com’s Jeff Bezos sits atop the list, passing Bill Gates, which makes sense because if you’re reading this…
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Cop Fired for Stomping on Head of Man in Handcuffs Gets Job Back Because … I Don’t Even Know Anymore
The Columbus, Ohio, police officer caught on tape stomping a subdued, handcuffed suspect’s head into the concrete will be reinstated at the police force after his firing was reversed on the grounds of no one giving a damn about black people. In April 2017, Columbus police responded to a call of a weapon being fired…
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Jay-Z and Beyoncé Threw a Secret Black Oscars After-Party and I’m Sure They Meant to Invite Me
Jay-Z and Beyoncé hosted a huge bash for Mary J. Blige after the 2018 Oscars, and apparently, my invitation was lost in the mail … or maybe it was the huge snowstorm that hit the East Coast this weekend that caused the delay. It was a balmy 69 degrees where I live, but there must…
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The Mutiny at Hampton University
Students at one of America’s top HBCUs are protesting a long list of problems faced by students at the school, including sexual assault, safety, food and the lack of maintenance of campus facilities. The long-simmering situation at Hampton University is reaching a slow boil, pitting the student body against the university’s leadership and administration. Faced…
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Kansas Man Reportedly Spits on Preschooler and Calls Him N-Word, but Relax, He’s a Firefighter
Apparently nauseated by a preschool-age boy’s insistence on being black, a customer at a restaurant reportedly spat on the child and referred to the child as a “nigger,” according to multiple witnesses. KCTV-5 reports that witnesses watched as a small child was temporarily separated from his family, wandering off while they were attending a party…
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The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: Blame Obama and My Mama
I’m sorry to announce that there has been a small change made to the mailbag. In our ongoing effort to evolve this weekly feature, we have decided to include a palate cleanser in each mailbag. You will still get your recommended weekly dosage of hate mail, tweets and comments, but we will also include one…
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Dear White Teen Gun Control Activists: Could You Ask for a Few Things for Black America?
Dear Teen Activists: First, I want to say that I admire your work and everything you’re doing to stop America’s idiotic deification of killing machines. Your activism has already impacted this country and will likely save lives. When I saw that Walmart announced that it would allow only people age 21 or over to purchase…
