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Black Twitter Tells Some Dude Named Michael Rapaport to Keep Janet Jackson’s Name Out of His Mouth
As one of the foremost repositories for metadata in the burgeoning sociological science of wypipology, Black Twitter often provides empirical evidence that validates certain collectively assumed hypotheses as actual fact. Today we examine the theory of line stepping. While this concept might sound like the ritual dances performed at Que parties when the DJ plays…
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The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: Racists and White Jesus Need to Step Up Their Game
Hey, look, guys, I need to admit something: This whole mailbag thing may have been a bad idea. When we started this, it seemed like a grand plan to expose the various kinds of hate mail, tweets and comments the writers at The Root receive on a daily basis. It also gave us an outlet…
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Black Man in ICU After One-Night Stand’s Racist Brother Attacks Him With Bat
A Washington man lies unconscious in the intensive care unit fighting a traumatic brain injury after a woman’s brother brutally beat him with an aluminum bat and said, “This is what happens when you bring black people around here.” According to the Seattle Times, 26-year-old DaShawn Horne went out to a Seattle club during a…
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The Top 10 Racist Dog Whistles Hidden in Trump’s State of the Union Address
People everywhere are praising Donald Trump’s mediocre, uninspiring State of the Union address simply because it was not terrible, which is akin to a woman telling a man who suffers from micropenis, “It’s not the size of the boat … ” Because Trump didn’t repeatedly start screaming the n-word like he does at the end…
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Florida Man Sentenced for Calling Flight Attendant N-Word, B-Word … Basically All the Words
A Florida man will spend two months in federal prison for calling a flight attendant a “slave” and a “nigger bitch” before threatening to kill her and blow up a Spirit Airlines flight. If this sounds crazy, then you’ve never flown Spirit Airlines or met “Florida Man.” Whenever any news headline begins with “Florida Man,”…
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An Unofficial Glossary, Concordance and Appendix to the State of the Union
As you watch Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address, there will be parts that will likely confuse you. To help you have an optimal SOTU experience, The Root has compiled a list of words and phrases that may give you a better understanding of Tuesday night’s speech. Feel free to use this handy…
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New Slave Narrative Tells Story of Woman Who Escaped to Freedom on Underground Railroad
A newly available slave narrative tells the story of a Maryland woman who escaped slavery and traveled the Underground Railroad on a yearslong journey to Auburn, N.Y. The 12-page manuscript was penned by Julia C. Ferris, a white teacher who sat down with a former slave named Jane Clark, and it was never available to…
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The Root’s State of the Union Drinking Game
If you’re like me, it’s hard to watch a man who looks like a microwaved circus peanut stand in front of a microphone and string together lies for an hour. It has been a decade since we last heard a white State of the Union, so you’re probably going to need something to help you…
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Baltimore Cops Kept Toy Guns to Plant Just in Case They Shot an Unarmed Person
In April 2016, a 13-year-old boy was shot by officers of the Baltimore Police Department. The boy ran when faced with the police, so they gave chase. During the chase, the police spotted the boy holding a gun, and when he turned, they shot the teenager. The youngster wasn’t critically injured, and it seemed like…
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#POTUSRAP: White Twitter Dissing Jay-Z Might Just Be the Greatest Thing Wypipo Have Ever Done
Whenever I’m feeling down and out, I have discovered a cure for depression that doesn’t involve narcotics, thousands of dollars in therapist fees or finding a USB outlet to recharge my sex robot. (No, I don’t have a sex robot. I’m still waiting for Apple to come out with one because I might be desperate,…
